Let me know if you have any recommendations of people knowledgable that may be able to provide details to help mount a defense.

You probably don’t want a housemate making a ton of noise in the kitchen cooking a 5 course meal while another housemate is trying to concentrate on an important conference call.

If I'm a Quarterback and the Defensive Line coach walks up to me and tells me my form is off, am I really going to value his opinion as I would of a Quarterback coach?

Wages increase so significantly that it allows homes to not drop, stay as is or increase (fat chance).Clearly someone is going to win in this (potentially current homeowners and upper middle class), with losers being Millenials, Gen Z and others who do not own OR they are the winners and losers are anyone who bought the past 3 years.Either way, someone will win and someone is gonna lose.For me, I play offense and defense - I am consistently looking for deals but also if #1 happens, am I protected.

Because they will get defensive if they feel you are pressuring them.

Am I able to have business deductions related to my real estate investment such mileage to visit my property which is 100+ miles from where I live, real estate conferences, real estate books, property management, etc?

I see that you've already signed up :) Another great event that has already been mentioned is the Deal Maker 2024 Conference (https://elitedealmakers.com/); that's coming up in a couple of week and is hosted by Jim Ingersoll.

I completed the Department of Defenses Boots to Business course and I am currently enrolled in the Boots to Business Revenue Readiness course to help me learn how to write a business plan.

Thanks for the comment about earning that VA loan . i get defensive apparently about that.

I'm still playing catch up from the conference.