I've spent way too much money on them and their promises over the past 20 years, and lost too much in the game. 

They have no skin in the game, they'll just move on to the next owner.

As you have mentioned in the past, you should not put more than 10-15% of your money in one investment - so if you have $500k and want to throw $50k ok - but it still hurts. if its your first and only 50k, there are plenty of other opportunities out there to get in the game for lessFor many - Goes back to greed and FOMO as well, last few years everyone and their brother wanted to jump in on the STR and MF space because of these great returns - no different than NFT's and bitcoin before that, but when something moves up quickly, it typically drops pretty quickly as well.

Best to have another meeting with your team to talk through other exit strategies and game plans.

Best of luck as you jump back into the game 

I have only done a few deals but the thing I constantly having to remind myself is R/E is a long game. 

It’s a game-changer for getting into a 2-4 unit property with low or no down payment—perfect for scaling.You’re doing all the right things—learning, networking, and making moves.

I know the podcasts and books speak about being in a deal with zero skin in the game, but that is an outlier situation not the norm. 

The ACH collection feature has been a game-changer.

Seek out those who’ve been in the game for a while.