I've tried DBS, Trinity, Northern states, and I've left messages with multiple contractors.Anyone know of a company or person that could look at something like this in the next week?

If you have extra money to give away, I guarantee I can find charities that are in greater need than your tenants.I also disagree with small increases over multiple years or even over a one-year period.

Most cities want to see that residents living on upper floors have multiple ways to exit the building in the event of a fire.

Ive only done a little research but from what I understand a Wikipedia page needs to have trustworthy 3rd party sources (I think I have those), it needs to be edited by multiple established editors (it's pretty cheap to hire people to do this), and the topic needs to be notable.

Remind him that if he goes to market, he will have to deal with multiple showings, a 30 day escrow, the potential of a buyer backing out after inspections, financing that may fall through, appraisals, etc.

As long as your home has kick @$$ marketing which highlights the marble and all of the high end upgrades, you will have a ton of potential buyers and you will receive offers that reflect what the market thinks your home is worth.The inventory here is so tight right now that if your home is amazing and priced aggressively (i.e. low), you will likely get multiple offers.

I’ve done some flips in the past using multiple investors.

I offer multiple options. 

The way I see it your partner scenario could have an advantage over a property manager because they have more skin in the game. 

It is always nice to get multiple points of view.