On top of that, I have the added problem that I could engage someone, they could come back to me and say, "your tenant is right; you need to cut your rate."

I know of a bank that, in spite of the above, somehow interprets it such that they will not let ANYONE use a 401k loan, no matter what, even though that guideline is crystal clear (to me, at least) that you can (solution: I simply don't broker the loan to that bank if that's the scenario we are working with, and I'm not even going to waste time with them if we're doing something along the lines of what is being discussed in this thread). 

Again don’t waste another day you’re going to take a hit but that’s part of this business next time you’ll know better than to keep cutting slack and trying to help out.

Don’t waste your time.

He holds all the cards and has no reason what so ever to cut you a better deal . he knows the area and controls it .

The goal here is to cut your losses and get back on level ground.

It sounds like they have different numbers and it’s not a cut and dry standard answer. 

Outside of covering that area with grass (trying to cut down on grass) or building expensive amenities, what could I do here to cover the dirt?

By cutting out the middleman, businesses can expand their reach and adspace sellers can settle directly on a price that works for them.

I originally thought about putting a gravel parking area along the front/side of unit D back towards A as there is a curb cut for a drive and 2 units are lower level and the entrance is on that side of the building (cost would be about $5k range for it but would be more of a ).