NO reputable lender asks for funds upfront besides appraisal fee.Have heard MANY horror stories related to upfront fee lenders and it rarely ends well.

If you decide to go that route, hire an experienced management company and underwrite very conservatively otherwise you could get ruined by high maintenance & turnover costs and potentially evictions.

- Which company gave the quote? 

You could reach out to an eviction company like Landlord Solutions, Inc to assist with this process if it comes to that.- Consider a Cash-for-Keys Agreement: To avoid the lengthy eviction process, you might offer the female tenant an incentive to leave, known as a “cash-for-keys” agreement.

New companies like Intel, Amazon, and Google are also investing here.

Also talk to title companies that do a lot of business with investors. 

I'm thinking it could be my own kind of lending company; lending to RE investments, other businesses and projects.Thank you in advance for any help!

There is already several offers from solar lease companies to lease a portion of the property. 

"We do this in our company..."

@Alecia Loveless I would suggest you sister use a third party tax protest company if she isn't having any success.