Many companies charge lower initial fees which makes it easier to attract new owners but then charge inspection fees, after hours fees, fees for additional services etc.

My full-time gig is to invest in income-producing websites (digital real estate) and I'm working backwards to first increase the authority of my website to then eventually rank organically in Google.Given my experience building sites, I personally don't think SEO is as complicated as any agency makes it out to be.

A home inspection produced 50 issues that needed attention.

This will almost always take those 12 top producers down to 2-4.

These easy cosmetic value adds get your rents/cashflow up and create some equity while also attracting the best tenants. 

Another option is to have him seller finance at a rate and term attractive enough for him to offset the capital gain.

It really just depends on what types of travelers you're attracting to your units.

Most likely because of their attractive flat fees!

So far so good.I do feel like you attract more tenants by offering the W/D. 

If this isn't an attractive alternative to your business partner then you might consider changing the ownership structure or operating agreement as one of your options.