At first , I went with the quick fix , cheap repair.

To fairly split responsibilities, assign a dollar value to her time managing tenants and maintenance—typically 8-12% of rent for property management or $30-$50/hour for repairs.

Repairs/Maintenance4.

By the looks of it, nearly half of the floor joists need to be replaced in the house with an extensive amount of repair done overall.

This is our first investment together so we're exploring financing options.Wondering if anyone has trusted contacts in private lending/hard money who are able to fund ~$400k in acquisition cost and ~$250-300k in repairs?

For any requested repairs etc. during this period when you are trying to evict them you might consider providing instructions to deliver requests only in writing perhaps to email or a google voice number.  

Negotiations focused on securing a low purchase price while ensuring minimal necessary repairs to increase market value quickly.

The contract says buyer will inspect, but not make seller repair any defects.

The biggest issues is getting vendors out there when repairs are needed and property management.

All in, the repairs and upgrades cost around $8000.