I live locally so I drive over to the property call police and she is speeding off just as I pull up with officers.

The IRS wants you to pay taxes on the depreciation you previously claimed as deductions since it reduced your taxable income.

Do you use FF message, or do you text/email the client off the platform? 

This creates two loan payments ($100,000 of equity and $300,000 on the new mortgage).Key NumbersHome Equity Loan Interest Rate: 6%Mortgage Interest Rate: 7%Rental Income: $3,000 per monthExpenses (management, taxes, insurance, maintenance): $800 per monthIncome and ExpensesMonthly Rental Income: $3,000Monthly Expenses: $800Monthly Mortgage Payment: $2,000ExplanationThe investor earns $3,000 in rent each month.They pay $2,000 on the investment property mortgage and $800 on other expenses.This leaves $200 profit each month or $2,400 per year.However, you have to pay $6,000 interest on the equity borrowed.This leaves you with an annual loss of $3,600.While the rental property generates positive monthly income, the interest cost of borrowing the initial $100,000 results in an overall annual loss.

It's also currently on the market, so assuming I'd take it off the market before any of this.

Just provide a cushion for the inevitable "rookie" tax that will hit.  

Manny,First off I have to say "ouch" $680K and only 738 sqft?

It seems to me that in Germany, being wealthy is a disgrace (seeing that from a tax and legal perspective).Now I don‘t want to post here about how „difficult“ it is living in Germany, but instead I am looking for people that think the same way. 

(If so they will require you to submit forms every year until you sell so they can collect their state income tax on top of any state income tax where you buy.)

Sure it will cost more and take longer but consider it the price of your education.Other than that your option as others have point out is to find the money to finish it off the books of the hard money lender, sell it or refi it and pay off the lender and move on.