you have ft drum up there and a lot of small towns with colleges. lots of opportunities if you dont hate living in the cold.

I want to get a clearer idea of what travel expenses I can write off, but I don't want to get into a gray area of risky tax practices, so here's my question: If I'm in town for a week, can I treat the first three days as a work trip and the rest as personal time, and write of the airfare and business costs with confidence that I'm not muddying the waters?

Property: small town north of  Austin TX- My Offer: $145k- 20% down ($29,000)  , 30 year fixed , 4.5% interest rate  ($116,000 loan)

We looked at a place that would be great for this (occupancy in this town is pretty great).

I'm interested in learning and investing in SF or Condo/Town houses out-of-state to develop passive monthly income.

I'm interested in learning and investing in SF or Condo/Town houses out-of-state to develop passive monthly income.

She owns a small business in the town and he works for a company that does work on roads - on and off.

The town is a growing area and is bringing in lots of tourism.

I have yet to find my first deal and am still trying to determine what market to invest in, whether the Tri-Cities or one of the outlying towns.

Over on the West Side of H-town -- thankfully no flooding here in our little area, but don't have to drive far at all to find the destruction.Started the journey earlier this summer, looking for an invsetment opportunity, either to flip or rent/hold.