Tell her to be out by the end of October and you'll waive the remaining lease, as long as the unit is the same condition as when they moved in.

God bless you all, and lets remain faithful that we will land where we need to and we will be successful! 

If I was an investor financing the remaining 29% - 19%, I personally would expect my equity split to be reflective of such. 

If the carpet is damaged beyond ordinary wear-and-tear, then you deduct from the deposit and charge anything remaining.

We have recently loosened our cancellation policies on most properties to remain competitive. 

This approach maximizes the building value for depreciation while remaining defensible to the IRS, minimizing the risk of flags.* This is not tax advice

She can take title to the remaining portion as her primary residence.

Very nice market, but pricey and again like you are finding the numbers just don't make sense because sale prices are inflated cause you have paper heavy investors who are thinking way long term and any short term extra costs are irrelevant to them. 

Would you be able to get a mortgage on the duplex at perhaps a lower LTV amount and have them either escrow the taxes or use the funding to pay the tax balance in full and use the remaining funds for the renovation?

Because September jobs growth was a lot stronger, and September inflation (CPI) was a bit hotter than expected.CPI came in a bit hot.