We work on garage conversion and new construction ADUs, and we see a lot of these detached 2+2 car garages behind multiunit buildings.They are almost always in pretty bad shape structurally -- footings aren't deep enough, roof framing is too small and too widely spaces, roof framing is running side-to-side rather than front-to-back (so we have to put beams in and additional footings in when we remove portions of the walls that separate parking bays), ceiling height is too low, etc.

Wondering if its possible to just removed my partner from the loan so I would be the only one on it. 

However, on the first increase with these people, I'd consider keeping as many as you want on a monthly, even if they aren't paying that monthly premium because you really don't actually know them yet, and you might want to have the ability to remove them in 30 days if you wanted, versus being locked in with a bunch of someone else's tenants.The last, perhaps main, consideration would be to make sure you're not eliminating all your cash flow if everyone was mad at your increase.  

One where I did inspections and the tenant needed to be removed before closing and a LOWER one with NO inspections and the tenant could stay.

Second, selling FSBO removes the buyer agent commission along with the listing agent commission.  

By accepting payment in your personal name, you've removed any protection an LLC may provide.

The property did, however make the local news (yikes) who interviewed the local drug dealer (double yikeds) bc neither neighbor would consent to be on camera.Gut reno started the day after the last cat was removed.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

Your best option is to remove the renters, complete the renovation, then rent it to tenants at market rates.

If you are worried about a damage situation like this you hire an insured snow removal provider.Unless the tenant left the cord laying on the ground in a position it would not normally be at, they may have a legitimate claim.