Yes, you could deduct your own meals when traveling out of town on business and having an overnight stay.

@James Sillshere is a plan for you1. stay in whatever job you can make the most money in2. go to RE meetups and build a network3. save up enough to house hack, then house hackgood luck

PLUS, when you raise their rent from $2,000 to $2,600 in year 5, just to stay on track with losing $18,000 guess what happens.

I was going to stay a couple nights with my family there over fall break and the nightly rates seem really crazy, between $300 and $900 for a typical rental house.

All my tenants so far I vetted and stayed solid on what my requirements were to lease.

The only reason they shed tears and beg to stay is because you are probably renting to them well below market and it is in their best interest to stay put as long as they can.Did you sign a lease?

Stay away.

We are a small shop in the Philly market and we try to stay in our lane. 

MTRs are a lot about location and proximity to businesses that bring in workers for these types of stays. 

Love for investors / agents / marketing folks to weigh in.....Some software that I have tried demos on is the following:Podio, wise Agent, investorPO, contactually, fresh sales, pipe drive, HubSpot.... to name a few.