I'd hold off on repainting and save that as a last resort.

Additionally, here in Texas you arent liable for normal nightly hotel taxes if you are booked for 30+ days which equals a huge savings.

Do not discuss this issue further in a public domain until the issue is fully resolved one way or another. 

My end goal is financial independence and my plan is to use my savings from my W2 job to invest in more passively managed real estate that will cash flow positive and build equity over time.

I would suggest saving up some money before you dive into real estate.

I didn't quit my job straight away, mainly because i couldn't afford to, so I started RE and bit by bit closed deals until I'd saved up a years salary and then jumped in full-time. 

Looking for a quicker pathway to make that second investment vs waiting 2-4 years by saving up cash.Any help is appreciated.

How'd you resolve this and get business back to usual, and what would you recommend someone in my shoes should be looking at as a best course of action?

We have less than 50K saved, haven't been saving long, but we're on step 6 in Dave Ramsey which means we're saving 15% each annually.Our choices were decrease saving, or take a one time hit.

Show we just save up a down payment once we clear our debt and go the FHA first time home buyer route ?