Or, this meeting you signed up for might be at a restaurant, so the cost could be covering your meal. 

I reckon that a property that grosses $2,550/m, when its mortgage is only $385/m, SHOULD be making a much healthier cash flow than just $75/m!

We've done the obvious: Pay property taxes, insurance, property management, utilities, leveraged nearly everything we could squeeze out of the properties with mortgages, write off interest, take depreciation on the value of the building, recorded all expenses down to $1 for duplicate keys, taken mileage for every trip to the bank, properties, courthouse, Home Depot, showings etc, we outsource all the contractor work and then broken down the quotes to painting, repairs, supplies, 5  year deprecation items, and 27.5 year depreciation (a contractor installing Blinds, Laminate Floors & Windows would have 3 breakout prices), we write off meals, permits, REIA meetings, BP Subscriptions, record CPA costs.

Whenever I do travel, sometimes I bring my wife with me and we do a mini-vacation since our hotels, transportation, and meals are paid for.  

It did not cost us anything to work with the broker other than a meal at PaneraAs to apartment owners who are willing to finance themselves - it's all in how you market the deal.

No toys in Fast Food Childrens meals if the fat content is too high.8.

Renting the rooms and possibly tying in services for a part time aid (visiting angels) and meal delivery services (local grocery or Uber Eats).

Not factoring in longer term expenses into your cash flow and CoC is like claiming that your meal is free because the waiter hasn't brought you the bill yet.

As in most cities, there are places where individuals can go to get a meal and have shelter and NYC was the same.

Trust me, I could skip a meal or two).