So I have my house that refinanced in 2020 for a 15yr 2.5% rate and we have about 56k equity. Purchased at 211k . We have an opportunity coming up from a family member who is willing to sell us my childhood home for w...

that OR consider buying a property you could short-term rent to people who literally just want to visit the casino if it's a large/decent one. 

I am looking to purchase an extended stay hotel. I would like a book or program recommendations in order to learn how to purchase and manage the extended stay hotel. Thanks for any help you can provide! 

Because now we eliminated the foot-print of autos.

But they auto-deposited $50 into my "marketing account."

Versus buy and hold.  

I use Eric Kloth out of Redding and he is stuck with us for this and our future home buying needs. 

Your best route might be to buy a 2 to 4 unit property that you can live in and rent out the additional apartments.

Yes, you can deduct related expenses including gas, loan interest, insurance, etc. using the actual vehicle expenses method to deduct auto expenses for your rental or other businesses. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.