For example, if, in an 18 hour waking period, you spend 2 hours snooping through the AirBNB, writing down the makes and models of appliances, figuring out the distribution of the mini shampoos and inventorying how many cooking supplies your hosts are providing and the thread count of the sheets, then an auditor might allow you to take 10% of your total trip expenses as a deduction.If, however, in an 18 hour waking period, you spend 6-8 hours per day interviewing Hosts, researching which properties would make good AirBNBs, researching the local laws, touring properties, meeting with an agent and vigorously pursuing your next acquisition, you'd have a MUCH better case for writing off your travel expenses (but probably not your lift tickets and equipment rental).If, on the other hand, you are traveling and on vacation and just hang out in your AirBNB without actually performing any activities, then the odds that an auditor will allow any deduction at all is pretty minimal.In any audit, it would be up to you to document the business purpose of your trip.  

When interviewing a property management company, what are some specific qualities you look for, and do you have any specific questions you like to ask them?

She has grown to actually prefer working with investors so I'd be happy to connect you two if you want to interview her.

Ideally - you would like to have a chat with your advisor when you acquire and sale a property.There are a couple CPA's here on Biggerpockets who you can interview with and see if you would be a good fit.

Becoming an LO seemed to make sense given my background, but more importantly was something I found very intriguing and and have been pursuing enthusiastically since.I've got an interview tomorrow with my current employer's Regional LO Manager and was curious what advice you all might have for me.A few questions I've pondered and ran by LO friends but want to continue exploring:What does it take to be a good lender?

After wasting a few days interviewing, we sat down and I specifically told the agent to stop processing people that do not meet criteria.

I will arrange a meet to get payment to cover cost of screening and take the opportunity to do more in depth personal interview before continuing with screening. 9 times in 10 by the end of that initial interview I will know what the screening results will show.

Just the process of interviewing property managers for the job will give you tons of information first hand about the areas and the tenants.

Maybe let the agents know you are interviewing others. 

If you want to message me directly feel free but here's the list of questions I recommend every investor to ask their banks as they interview them (remember, you are the customer.