Another option if you are looking to rent rooms and there are hospitals in your area is to market to travelling nurses, using a website like https://www.furnishedfinder.com/  These are shorter term leases, usually about 3 months, and you are renting to professionals who are in an area for work.

It is not, it has limited application, and for travel expenses it does not apply at all.If you do not have a mileage log, you have to do your best good faith estimate and then pray that you're not audited.

I was able to travel down and see the property just before closing. 

I would like to convert the garage into a one bedroom and rent either to another long term tenant or mid term (30 day min for professors or traveling nurses). 

He rented the stores for office use, like a travel agency, and the other to a video store, when a barber shop of many years closed up.

I will reach out when I come back from traveling and start looking at the area. 

I will figure out what to do with it when I get to $20M, but it will probably just be finding new ways to improve built environment along with travelling more and spending more quality time with fam. 

Make sure you file the lawsuit in your jurisdiction so she has to travel.  

My goal is to create generational wealth for my family and to eventually have the financial freedom to say "yes" to travel adventures as a family.

You even graduated from IU so you have access to some awesome loan programs from IUCreditUnion.Keep your job and connections to buy a house, then rent out rooms to traveling nurses.