She may have had a partner who didn't care about his finances (or respecting his wife), but it appears as though she left in order to CHANGE her situation, and elevate it. 

Requesting you to install an elevator in a four-plex is not reasonable. 

(A) A landlord who is a party to a rental agreement shall do all of the following:(1) Comply with the requirements of all applicable building, housing, health, and safety codes that materially affect health and safety;(2) Make all repairs and do whatever is reasonably necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition;(3) Keep all common areas of the premises in a safe and sanitary condition;(4) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning fixtures and appliances, and elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord;(5) When the landlord is a party to any rental agreements that cover four or more dwelling units in the same structure, provide and maintain appropriate receptacles for the removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste incidental to the occupancy of a dwelling unit, and arrange for their removal;(6) Supply running water, reasonable amounts of hot water, and reasonable heat at all times, except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose, or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection;(7) Not abuse the right of access conferred by division (B) of section 5321.05 of the Revised Code;(8) Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, give the tenant reasonable notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times.

Detailed drawings are available for the project including plans, sections, elevations, details and power plans. 

I am a full time Elevator Constructor in DC and looking to take on this real estate business full time.

Here's some updates for this project:+ Deficiencies: - 3 beds but only 1 bath- 2 of the bedrooms are only 9' wide- kitchen is only 8' wide, closed in (through an 3' opening)- boring front elevation + Bonuses:- big front yard- big back yard- great size side yard+ Master plan:- Expand rear wall backward 2 more feet: enlarge bedrooms from 9' to 11' wide; make kitchen bigger & open floor plan- Bring front wall frontward to enlarge family room- Add master bathroom as a second one- Add small porch to make it looks a little more curb appeal.- Build a brand new ADU (2nd unit) in the back!

If the building has an elevator, what would be the typical expenses associated with it?

I've heard great things about Elevations Credit Union, High Plains Bank and 1st Bank for financing.There are two local meetups you may be interested in, one in Erie and one in Denver.

You are attempting to elevate your church to a level it can not support.

Daniel,I've looked at a couple of projects like this and leaving all $$ issues aside, the problem I saw was the layout of the structure.There is a reason that most apartment buildings are tend to be long and narrow; it is so a window can be put on each room while keeping the size of the unit 'reasonable'.I recently saw an office property that had a ~5,500 sq ft plate with a center block for the elevator / electrical / mechanical which is a common layout.