At least when you go to a timeshare sales seminar you get a free meal or a beer coozie... but these guru programs, $37K, ROFL!

I do spend some time with my hobbies, but 1/2 time, I'm a single dad - prepping all meals, helping with homework, etc. 

For the cost of a modest price meal I got about an hours worth of legal advice. 

Maybe your favorite Sunday brunch restaurant is in Zainesville so you’d be ok going with the family every other week to have a nice meal and then take care of any things the tenants need.

Obviously willing to pay for a meal or if you had something in mind that might need help with.

Everyone should really know their state/local laws before developing an occupancy limit because some areas are starting to push for "communal" housing wherein a large group of people share a home  and act like a family by sharing chores, meals, common space, etc.

This deduction is limited to the regular federal per diem rate (for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses) and the standard mileage rate (for car expenses) plus any parking fees, ferry fees, and tolls.

I would suggest that if someone wants to enter Detroit market take at your own risk two trips: flight/car/meals/hotels to know the city, its people, the neighborhoods and develop local connections!

Note: If you go to the same meeting each month, you can do detail tracking for a month, and can use same detail to estimate expense for rest of the year.( If nothing changed)2) Meals when traveling away from home - 50% is deductible unless the meal is provided to the general public (like Open houses) than it is 100% deductible.

Unless of course I find better soil with better conditions where my trees will grow faster and stay healthier or somebody wants to sell me trees that they have planted for a discount.