However, as curiosity prodded, I looked into the degree that it is prohibitively expensive to consider just filing as a security anyway, irrespective of the pros and cons.Basically, I searched for "what are the costs for registering a security with the SEC" as well as "what are the costs for registering a syndication as a security with the SEC"Most the results produced explained something to the extent that the fee was about 150 bucks per million offered, without any other information on what would validate the explanation that filing a syndication as a security is prohibitively expensive.

Again, OP, if we're operating on the assumption that everything is about rationality and logic, then there is no explanation for what we are observing.

No way they froze both accounts with no explanation.  

Park has experienced a mass exodus over the last 20 years with no explanation why. 

As I'm looking over their explanation I notice that I am being charged 8% of the rent received from CMHA. 8% from the rent the tenant pays and another 8% of the water bill which the tenant pays. 

No real explanation as to why or whether there were exceptions to that. 

@Yaroslav Shtogun James gave a great explanation.

This is the best explanation of recapture - thank you so much!

Contractors, unless you have a working relationship with them, normally do not want you bouncing ideas off them.Understand what their hourly rate is, have a discussion with them that you are okay with paying them an hourly rate if they walk the property with you and provide you a scope of work along with an explanation of what you can/can't get away with in regards to improvements.ask them if you go with them, if they can credit you the amount that you paid.Once you develop a working relationship with a few contractors, you can bounce ideas off them and expect quality responses.I do not invest in New York.Best of luck. 

any explanation is greatly appreciated Thank you  Hi @Sahand Vafadary!