Expediting the liquidation of RLT assets often minimizes capital gain taxes and results in smoother distributions to beneficiaries.

We put the request in online on a Thursday night, and late Monday afternoon they asked for due diligence questions which would have delayed our wire till Tuesday.

However, beyond giving this group an opportunity to do the right thing (I responded with appreciation for the transparency, the only 2 questions we're allowed to legally ask, and a gentle reminder that we are a dog-friendly property and it's a minimal cost of $20 per night), is there a better way to handle this?

There are things you can do to save money if you need such as buying used washers and dryers or repairing a roof to delay replacement an extra couple years.

We can hop on our phone and look up the answer to any question, be entertained on social media for hours, and essentially do anything without delay. 

I think you hit the nail on the head here, PM will make $ on the placement fee and in this case, they provided the work for the turn which wasn't minimal, so they made $ there as well. 

If you'd like to chat directly about some options moving forward (including how I hired my first direct employee as a PM) I'd be happy to do that.Don't delay in taking the action you think necessary to save your project.

This balances maintaining your current property and expanding your investment portfolio, although it involves higher mortgage payments.Given your goal to minimize your ex’s financial benefit, selling your current home and purchasing a new house hack might be the most straightforward and financially advantageous route.

To me, this is one of those short-term deals where the actual rehab costs need to closely align with the borrower's estimates, while the execution of the project from beginning to end would require little to no problems or delays for everyone to earn a decent check.

It's short and nobody I know regrets minimalizing, exploring and living a life free of regret.