I am completely new to REI and came across Bigger Pockets just mindlessly scrolling through YouTube during a fit of insomnia.

If you pull a HELOC ona  rental and use it to renovate that rental, deductible as improvement/acquisition debt on that rental. 

Bank may defer payments, modify loans, or lend more for improvements.

I have 2 very good lease option assignment properties and have gotten quite a few calls mostly from Bandit Signs.  But the quality of the tenant buyer prospects has been low in that very few have any upfront money.  I...

Amazon affiliate lists the home for sale.Through the affiliate for a non-negotiable price but with a price reduction schedule that can also talk to their automated valuation model for continuous improvement.

No, you cannot, there're very specific rules against it, despite the YouTube webinars encouraging you to deduct them (the symphony players lost a court case against the IRS trying to deduct their performance tuxedos)and so on.I know it's tempting to think you're sticking it to the IRS, but in the end they will stick it to you.

@Jeremiah Leonard if your doing it because you want to improve the environment and use fewer fossil fuels, it's a great idea.

Also, I suspect that going to battle over keeping them in the lease would just cost more in legal fees than it would recover and would not improve the situation.Would appreciate any suggestions on minimizing/eliminating breaking of lease in the future.

You can buy TSP in the home improvement stores.

The long term plan for this would be to rent it for a few years, make some improvements, have some fun with my family when the unit is not booked and a few years out 1031 to something more exciting.