If you have non-Roth retirement accounts, consider converting them to Roth accounts.

I'm not a tax expert and dont know how this would conflict with the tax deferred basis, but if doable, this isnt a bad option, either. 

There are significantly less opportunities for HELOC on non-owner occupied but there are some (you would likely need to investigate to find a few).  

Take a look a look at the RPAWi. org, which is our local non-profit landlord association located in Milwaukee.

I have purchased apts. in foreclosure because the lender did not know that they had negotiated a non-recourse loan with the owner. 

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Lots of fakes out there so be careful.And its not so  much they will steal up front money from you.. but you waste time and money finding a place thinking they are going to fund you put up non refundable EM spend money on inspections only to have your deal die because you got with someone who cant fund or never could fund. 

And if your selling NON mls props its hard to run data..

If using a lender this is a non issue.

The gist of it is that when you dispose of your entire interest in a passive activity in a fully taxable (as opposed to a tax-deferred) transaction to a non-related party, i.e., selling a non-grouped rental property in a taxable sale to a non-related party, both current and suspended passive activity losses generated by that activity can be deducted.