Keep her status as not a tenant if you possibly can.And in the future do not mix business with the rentals because now you have lost a handyman, and a tenant.

There's a mix of companies and industries as tenants.  

The debt equity split on the financing will be 85% debt (75% bank, 10% secondary lenders) and 15% equity (mix of private investment and land contribution).

Im not sure if this is a good idea to invest my time into and im getting mixed signals. 

When doing this, I make it clear that all of the offers are from me (or my client), and that they cannot mix and match terms.

I could also do a mix of 4 and 3, which would be to rent it for 3 years, maximize rental gains then sell it (to qualify for the tax free owner occupant gains) - although I would need a CPA to breakdown the depreciation recapture rules for me at that point, LOL.In terms of moving forward, I don't recommend moving out and leaving the tenants behind or having to put in new tenants afterwards.

There are plenty of people on this forum that have already learned the ropes and know how to run syndications, they probably have not put BAQ into the mix. 

I have a 5-unit mixed use property that I'd like to use RUBS (ratio utility billing) for until I can physically separate the utilities.

That doesn't determine your decision but make sure that's in the mix with all your other factors.

It is also a mixed bag of results regarding using any underlay and moisture barrier.