Ok, in the interest in offering the best advice to folks who wouldnt be asking questions if they had a professional at their disposal, please put a leash on your ego and explain the process your guys used in detail.

Dispose of all foodsources, for long term storage.

Only times they ever contacted me was for issue like - garbage disposal leaking, dish washer seal broken.. etc. 

You just have it ready at your disposal when the time comes.

Its their labor,   truck costs,  disposal costs,   licences, certifications, and all the taxes and stuff they have to pay.Also be careful that the full wall demo (last picture,  with furnace in it)  isn't a load bearing wall.if you are inclined and able,  stripping a kitchen down to bare room  isn't that hard  (kinda fun too to smash cabinets with sledgehammer)  but make sure you are able to haul the materials to the dump,  which may mean renting/borrowing a trailer or pickup if you don't have such equipment.   

Hopefully, this property or another one of my properties will put me in a position to have a 100k - 150k cash line available at my disposal at all times.  

If you're looking for more deals to pick up in the area let me know or if you have anything to dispose as well.

In general lower income tenants are much rougher on appliances like dishwashers, garbage disposals, washer/dryers, etc.

A HELOC will likely cost me more monthly , due to the shorter term of the Loan But, with a HELOC, I can always  " Re-Borrow " the amount of the Loan that I pay back , which is something that I will likely need to have at my disposal , as I hope to do 2 Investment Purchases/Rehabs over the next few YearsHELOC's have NO Closing Costs whereas doing a Refi. does ?

It is a 3 bed 1 bath house that is currently rented out.My reason for getting into the real estate market is to increase my disposable income.