You may find, as I have, that the first decision to stage is the hardest but when done well data supports a quicker sale and more showings. 

Sure other products are less durable, but they are cheaper/quicker to install and you can update the flooring easily in the future.

Personal liquidity and some "dry powder"2,500,000 - Quicker Return Investments.

Building that trust allowed me to make certain decisions quicker, which helped expedite the process.

Definitely agree with everyone above,The tendency is to want to move quicker because it's true no one likes to build wealth or get rich slowly.

Building positive relationships with the staff can help facilitate the process and may lead to a quicker approval.Consider obtaining signatures for notification from neighbors in person rather than sending certified mail.

if they are providing all the cash no debt.and for easy math15% of lets say a NET NET NET of 400k  this is after all soft costs and sales costs. profit is 60K total.. and lets say you did a 50 50 thats 30k each and lets say you did not add any GC mark up to your build costs.. so to get to the net number your investor is putting up 340k in cash and these deals usually take 8 to 12 months.. so just easy math at 12 months thats less than a 10% annual return if you do it quicker little higher..

Perhaps this will prompt her to move out quicker.

If you're a high earner, say $500k/year but can live off say $100k/year, then you can do it quicker.

If you are using DSCR refinancing, you can refinance quicker than 6 months.