You know tenant is complaining liability for damage since lease is in their name.Don't tell them that before you do the above. 

Is there anyway to avoid the normal taxes involved?

Question is will this state income tax lien survive the foreclosure?

If they use tax returns, it is almost the end of the year don't just accept 2022's.

Using a HELOC puts more liability on you while the hard money puts onus on the lender while you leverage their money and maintain as much of yours as possible. 

Share your assumptions below for a tailored model and insightsNeeded: Rent, Rental Growth, Occupancy, Interest Rate, Loan Amount, Property Tax, Maintenance Expenses, Purchase Price, sum of all Closing Costs (including commission), HOA Fees, and Renovation Costs.

The best differential between NY/NJ investing and PA are the taxes.

I would like to know if this is a deductible expense on my taxes.

The house is a 3b/2ba 1,895 sq ft home but an additional sunroom built in which brings sq ft up to 2,055 (based off tax records my agent found).

Im not familiar with the specifics of the USA + Mexican tax treaty, but this article is a great place to start: https://www.cpasforexpats.com/post/us-mexico-tax-treaty#:~:text=The%20US%20Mexico%20tax%20treaty%2C%20signed%20in%201992%2C%20serves%20as,according%20to%20their%20respective%20laws.