In my limited experience: hospitality, especially small, unbranded, inexperienced hospitality is the hardest financing to obtain?

Furthermore, you'll obtain better financing rates/terms with a primary home loan than with an investment mortgage product.To get the ball rolling, connect with an experienced house hacker and investment-focused real estate agent in your market ASAP. 

Was this the catalyst needed to find new representation or obtain your broker license?

If you have a way to obtain more parking it may be a helpful step in conforming to their rules.

A higher net worth may make obtaining new mortgages easier to help you grow your investing portfolio.

You can obtain lists of homeowners from various sources (like public records or lead generation services) and then make calls to inquire if they’re considering selling their property.

They need rent increases to obtain cash flow but tenants are already financially stretched.  

Now they’ve said they are holding for an Indefinite amount of time and since then they’ve stopped responding to me and email once or twice a year with corporate speak that says nothing useful. 

If anyone has any advice on this process or obtaining loans for this type of investment that would be very helpful.

Either way, you need to take the legal steps to obtain exclusive possession.