Be sure that you pay the fine first and then are reimbursed by the tenant though because you are ultimately responsible and  don't want fees accruing on your account while you wait for the tenant to pay the fine.  

Once the appraiser confirms the value of the property, there is a clear picture of the equity that the home has accrued and the seller will know how much, if any, return they will receive from the property being sold.Is an Appraisal Different from a Home Inspection?

I want to be able to spend time with my girls and take vacation without running home to a work schedule and having to re-accrue vacation time (which I am being forced to take now because there is no paid parental leave in the US). 

Does the seller still only pay taxes on whatever accrued interest he receives?

I can deduct the amount of expenses up to the amount of income accrued from rent. 

The interest on the cash out refi is accruing from the day you access the funds2.

I have an idea, did you watch the recent episode about "Become your own bank" if you research the Whole Life situation it has really excellent tax advantages, you basically get a tax shield and give a loan to yourself while still accruing interest on your money.. definitely worth looking in to a specially designed Whole Life insurance policy.I followed up with a couple people on BiggerPockets that had these policies and they said they were very happy with them.

If neither of those work you can payoff the loan and any accrued interest and chalk it up as a learning lesson. 

Your only tax on this would be the 5 months of depreciation that would have accrued since February.The unit you rented would qualify for a 1031 exchange.  

In the material, I was going through the mentioned offering 6% to those that wanted a monthly payment and 8% to those that are willing to let their investment accrue.