Hey Billy, Choosing a program is almost like picking a car. 

Can I write off BOTH the moving truck that I will hire AND my entire cross-country road trip (hotels, meals, supplies, etc.) to get my car there?

You will be miles ahead of the normal investor...

I was thinking more about people who would do MTR like a travel nurse/corporate professional with convenient public transportation vs. renting a car for a couple of months. 

These groups are often in flux about where they meet, when they meet, how often they meet, so this is meant to be a general resource.NTAREI- https://ntarei.com/ Normally meets about 2x a month in North Dallas at the Holiday Inn at Preston and LBJ NE corner.

Those are normally a good indicator of what you will need to know. 

What the court now considers normal wear & tear is pretty astounding.

How normal are the 'median days on market' data?

check with your insurance agent.. also federal law dictates that when your owner occupying your 1 to 4 unit you don't have to follow the normal fair housing laws.. you can pick and choose who you want to live in the units .. now some cities or states may have overriding rules regarding this.. but federal law is clear.. on owner occ 1 to 4.. your exempt from fair housing.so you can have a dog and you could restrict dogs for others.there is a well known list of aggressive breeds that insurance companies wont insure.. this is easy information to get.

Just file the Schedule E with 39 year SL dep - want to file normally and have the tax losses offset W2 income.