You could just have her file a Quit claim deed and leave it in your name only instead of an LLC.

We have our first duplex in contract now but the dream would be for my partner and I to leave our W-2 too!

That was the sales pitch that looked attracted to me and here I am 3 months after closing and no tenant, even the numbers looked good, my ROI was going to be decent, but looking at the new tax assessment next year my numbers are going to change a lot, leaving with very little cash flow.

I would find a good realtor, use Kiavi or wild-cat for lending, and good contractors through your realtor, and a local PM.Then you can re-fi using a DSCR loan and leave very little money in the deal and have it cashflow.

I would leave yourself a lot of cushion regarding savings.

And or just walk away and leaving yet another dilapidated house in the hood. they need to pay prop taxs and utls etc..

I have a tenant in Maine who refused to leave after her lease expired, and multiple notices were given saying she needed to leave after it expired. 

Inherited tenants are usually a negative, however in that area leaving the duplex totally vacant makes it a target for thieves to come in and steal your pipes, furnace, and hot water tanks.

Leave that loan in place, as long as you've occupied the house for at least one year, you're good to go. 

Even at 280 it leaves you at $32k and after taxes brings you down in the low-mid 20's, with no hiccups.