by SEC on allowing some transaction-based compensation, but no idea where it landed.

Without a written record of this arrangement, is there a way to claim any compensation for those renovation costs, or would that be difficult to prove in court?

More than likely the owner will have to entice the tenant to move by offering them some compensation.

We very rarely give compensation or credits to our tenants.

I assume the compensation would vary depending on the tasks.I am a full service property manager and I offer both full and limited terms. 

Appears REATLOR does have a "SINGLE PARTY COMPENSATION AGREEMENT"Would this work? 

It might take a few years for their pay to compensate somewhat for a spike in inflation. 4.

If the former, you should compensate them something for the inconvenience, but $1500 seems high.

You could determine FMV for property management and compensate the party providing it even if it's one of you. 

Sometimes it’s surrendering the ability to get your money back at all… see this thread on Norada Capitalhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/960/topics/1196567-nora...Unrelated to any investment I have made or even real estate, I have watched both my parents fall victim to clever marketing scams where they lost a combined 6 figure sums - both from in person marketed investments… so not something like a phone scam… but was a private placement “opportunity” not unlike how a syndications are offered, where management siphoned off investor money and used it for their own purposes.