But don't have any illusions that they're going to bend over backwards to help.

My goal between deductions, taxes, improvements etc is to wipe out my 60-70k in taxes I usually pay, and achieve the illusive goal of not paying any taxes.

They are overpaying for deals with the illusion of returns higher than what they'll actually get.

Providing info like this gives the illusion what you state is fact.

$1050 mortgage payment including tax and ins. each unit is rented for $1000 mo. planning on getting a heloc for 10% = $24k that ill use towards another property after I file taxes this year. any other advice is welcomed!

I have no illusions to hard it will be managing properties, and I don't expect a handout, but any job is better then what I have now, haha.

Both of these moves are illusions. 

As high of a return as possible is an illusion.

The snarling wolf comes to the door, and you realize that illusions were all you had in the first place.

So once I do that Ill use the refund to pay off said cc.