John, the Interest Based Negotiations model has worked exceptionally well for me in resolving contentious transactions and working with highly skeptical sellers.

The title company is clueless on how to resolve the issue, so I thought I would reach out to a larger audience.Any thoughts?

Though I wear a t shirt with machine guns on it daily (my other business), I assured her I was a professional investor, that I honored my word, and that I was offering her a solution to her problem and would help resolve all the stress surrounding the house and her divorce.

Glad you got it resolved. 

By all means have a friendly ally there to keep an eye on things for you (I have my mom living nearby and if the property manager alerts me to a maintenance issue, I have her go by and make sure the maintenance gets done and the problem resolved).

You would approach your "new real estate partner" with the facts: You've (hopefully) got a record 1/2 undivided interest AND possession and his share is worth much less that 1/2 of ARV due to the following list of reasons...It's no longer a dispute between two spouses and does not have to be emotionally charged or difficult to resolve and attorneys CAN be avoided IF a realistic resolution is agreed upon.Remember: you didn't cause your current seller's problem and they have nothing without your help.

Here, you were able to resolve it without any help from the forum.

We as buyers just remained patient and waited out all the issues and they arose and resolved on almost weekly basis lol.

Curious to know how things like that would be resolved.

Speaking to the supervisor was a suggestion our code enforcement officer had made himself, and I see it as an amiable way to discuss and resolve the issue.