Unfortunately, you will pay a high price to keep it while waiting for appreciation and it may not pay off in the end.If you want to invest for profit, you need to learn how to analyze property.

Has anyone evicted a tenant under these circumstances?

What options might you all consider in this circumstance?

If a quit claim deed was used to transfer title in a normal sale one just wants to make sure the chain of title seems clear and that the owner issuing that deed had clear ownership.This is why we have title searches done and pay for title insurance to research these sorts of things and to protect us against the oddball unforeseeable circumstances.

Often, states will provide child support calculators, which are a great starting tool for those strictly looking for an estimation; these calculators tend not to get into the nitty-gritty of finances, however, as they don’t factor in your specific circumstances.

Unfortunately so has building costs 😕 Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I would work with your real estate tax professional on that piece.More than likely looking at capitalizing that 11k and depreciating it, unfortunately. 

That is very unfortunate to hear they don't match and makes sense why you are considering not contributing.

I would flip the script and argue under those circumstances the client is serving as the bank for the contractor and not the way you presented it.

I hope I don't see you all over these forums one day insisting you did it all by yourself and telling people who aren't as fortunate as you were that it's all about pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps no matter what your personal circumstances.