They are trying to suck in investors to slowly piece meal their company together.

All these funds aim to buy assets on the cheap after widespread selloffs that have knocked down prices on healthier securities, too."

Try to reduce it and cook a meal yourself for a fraction of the cost.

I am a dietitian (since retired) and I did enjoy planning this guys meals for him during his stay there.Gail

It adds a layer of complexity and you can still claim vehicle, meals, supplies, and other items under your business expenses for the LLC.

yet have $12,000 in travel expenses and $2000 in meals from trips. 

I keep a log of gas used, mechanic bills for car, cell phone bill, partial meals if you're talking business, etc.  

They briefly mention missing deductions on tax returns such as mileage driven to visit rental properties, meals with real estate agents, writing off portions of a trip as a business expense, purchasing technology as expense related etc. 

They stay in hotels but sometimes would rather rent homes where they can kick back and cook meals etc.

The market would bear the cost assuming all investors passed the cost along to tenants unfortunately there are far too many hobby landlords that are killing our business.If we could get rid of the majority of small landlords that do not operate as a business our industry would be 10X healthier.