I know the potential of already having the deal under our belt prior to his arrival. 

After staging, it was sold to a retail buyer for a strong profit, demonstrating the potential for significant returns by buying from motivated sellers, renovating strategically, and selling at retail.

Choosing a solution like that means missing out on significant opportunities to free up your time for what you do best while also foregoing the expertise of a tax professional who could provide substantial benefits—potentially saving you thousands of dollars.

I see a RESET potential for the AMERO to come back into picture.

Start by attending real estate meetups, BiggerPockets forums, and local investor groups to connect with potential partners.

Between carrying costs, having to potentially raise equity and/or utilizing debt during the pre-development period  had I settled plus associated time, I  probably would have spent a similar amount of money.

Good potential for appreciation/rent growth upside as well in the next 5-10 years in my opinion with the market still being one of the most affordable in the country.

So I pay it, and every few weeks when the stars align and I have no work meetings at the time, I join, listen to other people's questions and Peter's answers and that's it.At least after reading your post I feel better knowing that some clever tactics were practiced to get me into this and not that I was easily fooled.I would be happy to share info if yiu think it will help others make decisions and avoid shortcomings, and I would appreciate it if you have some advice that might help me get out of this situation.Thank you! 

But we also do occasional drive-byes and annual inspections to see how the tenants are caring for it and hopefully catch anything that is potentially damaging before it gets real bad.Some of our clients prefer to pay for the lawn care and we charge a lawn care fee to the tenants.

Blue Ridge is a strong market with plenty of potential.