I now support directly with time (we volunteer quite a bit for women/children and veteran causes) and support $ debt buy-offs like school lunches and medical debt and being the Quartermaster (treasurer) of my VFW post I get to help lead our local veteran relief efforts. 

Van Gundy allegedly misappropriated the remainder to fund her lifestyle, including a nanny and private school tuition for her children, boarding costs for horses and shopping, not to mention a $7,000 weekly salary.SEC.gov | Drive Planning, LLC and Russell Todd BurkhalterMy favorite as they were promising 40% returns to investors (who gives 40% returns), and scheme was over $300M...The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it obtained a preliminary injunction, asset freeze, and other emergency relief against Drive Planning LLC and its founder and CEO, Russell Todd Burkhalter, to halt a $300 million real estate Ponzi scheme impacting more than 2,000 investors.

I'm sure it's a huge relief to be almost done with that process, and what a great way to kick off your own investing journey!

High interest rates had suppressed transaction volume and new development activity across all property types, but conditions are now shifting in favor of renewed dealmaking.Short-term borrowers are seeing relief, and developers are gaining confidence to revisit paused projects.

If indeed a loss is taken on this which it sounds like is a fair possibility then if the agent was representing you the agents E and O will/could kick in and that's where you might get some financial relief.

And wages are simply not growing at any rate to create relief. 

I'd like to start off saying that i'm no professional, For me, my mid term goal is W2 relief and legacy.

For example, when Ashcroft Capital argued valuations for property tax relief in Dallas County for Oaks Valley, it was very knowable.

It was quite interesting as our bank (major national bank) started calling me asking if my tenant was okay and if I needed any relief from the mortgage payments. 

If I report this guy to the IRS, would that allow me to write this investment off as worthless or get some other relief?