I am a points junkie  so I guess unless I was going to rent some bad pad for a big group I just stick to hotels were I get my points.. same with air fare.. only fly on airlines were I get my points so I get to VIP status and free upgrades... but I fly a lot and I stay in hotels a lot..

Hopefully you deducted that airfare from Tokyo to the US as a business expense!

I don't think he gets to fly in from NYC to see you play 2x a week, swings by the house, and then gets to deduct airfare, hotel, and meals as a business expense.Maybe if there is income in the venture and you set up as an C corp, he could potentially pay you to manage or maybe better yet, add some of that into a Roth for you.I think the real trick here is that on a 2year hold on a house hack, there could very well be NO income, no appreciation so maybe none of that really matters or the savings/benefits so minimal it doesn't really make a difference.I like the house hack idea, but you may be creating more headaches on a 2 year hold than you accomplishing benefits.   

This is due to increased supply, economy/inflation, as well as cost of airfare IMO. 

Are you worried about Daytons economy if the airfare base ever moves on?

., but some of the larger outfit contractor accepted them too.Took the entire family on a cruise out if Galveston and the airfare was less than $100 total just for taxes.

I'm not the splurging kind of guy but if I pay the ever more expansive airfare to get there, I rather pay $300 to stay in a nice place than $60 to stay in an area like that.

For. example airfare, lodging, property inspection, appraisal etc. and there is a chance that the deal does not go through.

More cash outlay on airfare and hotels for market visits.My goal is to own 15-20 single-family homes priced between $130-200k (70-100% of median home value in their markets) and renting for 0.8-1%, by 2025.

It's a 4-day conference, all Internet-based so you have no airfare or motel cpsts, and it is SO full of great information that you'll have absolutely no regrets whatsoever.