Since the advent of the service fee on VRBO/Homeaway travelers (who care) are searching out other places to find rentals for their vacations.

Baseball allowed me to travel and build a network all over the country.

travel, legal fees, license, accounting fees, office supplies...this could included in your property management expense...just adding more line items. 

Location is critical for STR, you will get more bookings if your property is located to where the travelers go.

Some people want to take a few months off to travel the world while they are young.

If it matters, I travel most of the time for work but technically split my time between Orange County, CA and Denver. 

After hearing this weeks webinar on multi family by Brandon Turner, I have decided that it is time to take action and move forward in this journey to financial freedomI am 27 years young and like to be outdoors and travel.  

However, would most consider the $116k personal income and have a bank account where it all flows into for spending however you see fit, be it reinvesting, personal travel, etc... or would you consider it business revenue and take a salary?

It helps spread travel costs out if you have multiple properties in an MSA. 

@Guy YoesIf the room in your house is your principal place of business (and it sounds like that is the case), then traveling to check on the rentals is a legitimate deduction.