Where am I in the capital stack4.

Am I missing something?

Am I potentially exposing myself to some sort of issue here?  

With a $3500 mortgage just being over 50% of my W2 income (im make about 3100 per paycheck) am I biting off more than I can chew in case of vacancy?

@V.G Jason lol what am I making up?

Am I on the right track?

Say I want to buy a property to operate it as a STR (with material participation avg < 7days stay).If I travel to the beach to see some properties I am interested in, am I allowed to deduct the travel, stay, meals as expenses?

Likely I'll return to Mississippi when she is gone a my son and granddaughter are still there.  

Am I a fool not taking the mileage expense?

They have no phone number for you to call, and so you get stuck in a loop of non-answers for the simplest questions (like what FB group am I supposed to be in, etc).