Excuses range from I had to work late, had the time mixed up, forgot about it.

After that other imperfections will be excused. 

He too was given a lot of excuses about why his deal was unusual and that the rest of their investors were making money.

Due to unexpected circumstances, I’ve had to come out of pocket probably close to about 50K or more since the inception of the project, and he’s made excuse after excuse as to why he has not been able to.

I want to be there for my kids as much as possible and be there for other family members in their time of need without any excuses.

Um, Texas has one of the best economic conditions in the country and your excuse for Covid is no longer valid.

Hopefully I can elucidate some things for you.Please excuse the tone of my advise if it comes off a bit harsh..I mean you no ill will, rather, I want to help manage your expectations.

Also don't accept excuses. 

I realize this is a real-estate investing forum so please excuse me if this doesn't add much to the thread by proposing something non RE related.  

Finally, don't use this as an excuse to write it off as a place to invest.