I am considering buying the property in cash then hiring Servpro to fix the cigarette damage.

Use the HELOC on cash-generating opportunities like flips, then use the cash generated to buy long-term buy and hold investments. 

Cleveland and Dayton can be great markets for high cash flow and low purchase prices, but you need to be careful when navigating the neighborhoods so you're not buying in a D/F class area where no property managers will manage and where you'll never see any positive cash flow.

However, I'm in the middle of a cash-out refinance of an investment property I already own.

At $1200 in rent, you will probably have negative cash flow. 

However, co-living allows you to acquire properties with as little as 0%-5% down, drastically reducing the amount of cash required.Instead of needing $100K+ to buy a rental, a co-living strategy lets you start with a fraction of the cost while achieving higher returns.3.

I paid an estimate of about 25k for each in cash.

As long as the property cash flows, that's what is mainly needed. 

Purchase price: $640,000 Cash invested: $220,000 Purchase price $640,000Got it at this price because there is a non-paying tenant in unit 2 (rent value $3,500), we're in court Rehab $60,000All in cash (rehab plus down payment) $217,500Rehab included ground level basement and 2 parking spot drivewayMonthly cash flow $1,500 ARV $950,000Equity $470,000Refi cash out (August 2024) $150,000 (used to buy new rental)New monthly cash flow breaking even (non-paying tenant still in unit 2)New equity about $200,000

Quote from @Anshuman Thakur: Can someone please shed some light on how- convert 401k to SD IRA- how to use SDIRA to buy properties- how much down payment is typically required if we are using SDiRA to only fund downpayment on a multifamily CRE, and which banks typically work with SDIRAs- how does LLC structure- property management and cash flow work in this situation?