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MA won’t let you file jointly. You and your spouse must both be MA residents, with the same residency period. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/filing-status-on-massachusetts-personal-income-tax#married TurboTax will let you create tax returns for federal MFJ and state MFS. Unless things have changed, you need the desktop version for this.

1) yes.  correct 2) yes. correct  3)  Can not deduct the mileage The temporary job must be in the same trade or business in order to deduct the mileage and you state it is in an unrelated industry.  Look at the explanation just below the graphic:    Temporary work location. If you have one or more regular work locations away from your home and you commute to a temporary work location in the same trade or business, you can deduct the expenses of the daily round-trip transportation between your home and the temporary location, regardless of distance. If your employment at a work location is realistically expected to last (and does in fact last) for 1 year or less, the employment is temporary unless there are facts and circumstances that would indicate otherwise.

Are you waiting for a 2024 refund?   It is too late to change your 2024 return or prior.  You can change it when you file the 2025 return next year.  If your refund deposit is rejected it will go back to the IRS or state and they will mail you a check to the address on your return.  

Apply for a Flex Loan https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-loan What is the Turbo Tax Flex Advance? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/loans/whats-turbotax-flex-advance/L2Xg6In6b_US_en_US?uid=mhz8qpz8

Because you received Advance credit, you probably will still qualify for the credit even though your income is too low.   Unless you have some other disqualifying reason, you won't need to repay anything.  Depending on the circumstances, you may even receive additional credit on the tax return to increase your refund.

@Opus 17 wrote:   Under your sales contract, do you keep the money even if the buyer defaults?  Then it might be your income now.  But if you would be required to return a portion or all of the money if the sale falls through, then it is not your money yet.     This is the key.  If it is non-refundable to the payer, it is income in 2025.  If it is refundable until 2026, it would not be income until 2026.