I now require any animals brought onto the property for any length of time, even service and emotional support animals, to be registered with petscreening.com or otherwise verified through a third party, and if tenants or their guests are not happy with that, they can send the documentation directly to me (vaccination records for the animal and a doctor's note with medical license and clinician contact information be sent to me).

Generally, you can deduct travel expenses directly related to your rental property business.

What digging I've done has been in valuing professional services practices (same issue: owner does the "labor", has client loyalty, etc.) as well as medical practices (patients loyal to a doctor more than a physical address).  

House is in the 77021 area, 8 mins from the medical center.

Travelling nurses, travelling professors, travelling ____? 

Have you considered traveling to the markets in Texas you want to invest in? 

For my nest egg - I have a W2 where I travel about half the year so I don't try and do too much.

I stayed in downtown Houston, travelled south west, then north, came back a bit east, and then made my way up to the Woodlands. 

Lets call that the :( side.2) And there is the happy side... passive income (syndications, passive partnerships ie medical/dentist offices) and passive losses (depreciation, bonus depreciation via cost segregations common in syndications).

; Ability to travel; Long-term financial independence/stability/security; Happiness!...