Do you plan, either way, to have a buy-sell agreement in place to protect the partners if one wants out or you cannot resolve some disagreement?

She had no money to resolve any of it.

I get the allure of section 8 but in some markets those are just professional generational tenants and these issues your having will never resolve until you finally say enough is enough like I did  when I sold out 6 years ago. 

but still we want to resolve this matter and move on.

The waiting game was horrid, but we had gotten everything resolved, even though it took months to do so.

Neither are a relationship killer, unless they can't be resolved.

What I mean to say is, does she need cashed out because she has some financial burden that must be resolved?  

Should I just let the property stay with the management company for now, let them handle all the rent collection and any issues/calls while I work on getting the crawlspace issues resolved.  ...Or do I self-manage, and get the learning experience of being a landlord.  

If the maintenance issues could be resolved, that's potentially ~$2,000 more in annual profit.

And there probably will be headaches caused to by tenants and toilets, but your mindset and the wealth of resources here on BP can help you resolve and get past it, if you really want to.When I was in school for my Master's, I was working 60-hour weeks doing IT consulting, planning for a wedding, and running a youth group and choir.