The attorney general agreed with the homeowner, and their opinion officially had "great weight" in the case because they are charged with enforcing 61.34. 

We will definitely end up keeping this one as a buy and hold.I purchased another duplex that is our first investment that we didn’t have to rehab after buying it.

Even, understanding of the main beams load to have columns stacked to keep weight transfered. ( tho, ill let the architecture worry about this at all times).

Hi Alex -- I hate to disappoint, but I would be amazed if you found a property manager worth their weight in salt.

We can weight that against selling to take those funds to Atlanta, where you would potentially get a nice return on the investment.

Not a good idea unless you know for certain the joists are will be able to support the extra weight.

In this situation, can I just have them both sign a release saying he is no longer occupying the unit and he is absolved of any future financial responsibility associated with its upkeep, he waives any claim to tenancy, and she is the sole tenant with sole responsibility moving forward?  

It's parking today, it was a weight bench in the side yard before that.

I have a criteria for section weight tenants.

Just make sure that you stay on top of the upkeep over the years that you hold it so they can be left in place when you sell.