@Helena Goyvaerts thanks for the post. 

For anyone that is looking at developing or purchasing an STR in Packwood, WA I would take a peek at the numbers that are on the rental sites and the amount of bookings. 

For example:Second, under their "About us" link, click on "Management" and you'll see a "Meet the Team" page where there's the following photo/info for this James LaPushner fellow you mentioned (which says he was born in New Zealand):However, if you do a reverse Google image search on this photo, you'll find that it's posted on several other sites, including this one: https://planetaseminarov.ru/people/konstantin-baksht.htmlHere's a photo of him from this page:This page is written in Russian, but if you translate it, it says his name is Konstantin Baksht, he lives in Moscow Russia, and he is the owner and CEO of the international consulting company Baksht Consulting Group. 

It's almost as if the Police in your case are colluding with the Perps.

There are sites out there like passive pockets as well as this site where you can find out a lot from people who have invested with that fund.

Start by clearly outlining your renovation goals, and follow up with an in-person or virtual consultation to ensure both you and the contractor understand the vision for the project and expectations.

If this is about a fence a foot over the property line, I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze..

The answer would be no.

That’s the biggest part of the puzzle. 

"A second question is if I finance the car purchase can I also deduct the business use portion of the interest charged on the loan?"