Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Also 6' is pretty tight if you need to replace any of the block basement walls.Since water is involved I'd also check the mud sills above the bricks for termites and rot.

I have been at this for 30+ years and have never been involved in a lawsuit

Get involved in the forums.

We basically negotiate it with transparency explaining to the other realtor involve our intentions were to repair this home.

I know what I need to do…Made the mistake of getting emotions involved and building our dream home literally with own hands!  

The deal was on the MLS but negotiations did involve a lot of patience and due diligence on my park of adding additional costs like perc test and survey cost to the seller's responsibilities.

Having family involved sounds great but project managing can be daunting and I would pay a 3rd party person to ensure things are truly done correctly if you are trying to find affordable contractors. 

How many people are going to be involved in the LLC?

You're better off going with an Estate Attorney rather than being involved in divorce attorney arena given the high level drama and emotions involved.