If the meal had a business purpose, then there's no reason why you couldn't deduct it. 

Thanks for the responses.The reason why I'm asking is I was thinking about developing an App for this as well. 

The only reason that I AirBnB my property is because I actually live there part of the year.

Do alot of reading, take notes, watch the webinars and podcasts when you have time..... and dont hesitate to reach out to people and ask questions or engage in conversation. were all here for similar reasons.

Good luck trying to tap into your property equity, if you need the cash for any reason.

.—(1) The landlord at all times during the tenancy shall:(a) Comply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes; or(b) Where there are no applicable building, housing, or health codes, maintain the roofs, windows, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls, foundations, and all other structural components in good repair and capable of resisting normal forces and loads and the plumbing in reasonable working condition.

Are these reasonable numbers?. 

My credit isn't horrible, my income is decent, but my personal finances are admittedly too much of a jumbled mess to reasonably invest. 

But that might be part of the issue.If there aren't technical reasons to keep the wood shake roofs, you might have to work with the other owners to vote out the current board and replace them with people willing to change the rules.

IMO, the biggest reason for properties with higher appraised value than selling price in smaller counties is due to the volume of sales data available.