Divorce buyout advice

[Valdemar Espino]

Hello BP community. My parents own a duplex in the Los Ángeles area and they are currently going through a divorce. My mother wants to keep the house and my father is willing to accept cash in exchange for his share in the property. I tried to help her refinance and take some of cash out, but I have too many student loans which will raise the mortgage dramatically. Is there any other route we can take? Maybe a hard money lender?