Visit RestoreFMB.com for practical resources and tools that can be replicated in other communities to help LA through this process.No one rebuilds alone.

I actually enjoy visiting there from time to time. 

i'd pick a market close by, or that you have a personal connection to, or that you visit often.chasing cash flow by itself can lead to negative outcomes - for example, these investors bought in supposed "cash flow" markets:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...hope this helps.

I would recommend you and your husband get on the same page about future investing goals.

I'm not sure if we can like to articles on our own websites here, so to be safe I'll just suggest the IRS web page, which does do a pretty good job of explaining the basics: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc510The main thing to know if you're going to claim business miles is that you do need to keep a log of every business trip. 

Visit the property and learn about various renovation stages, gain insights from our experienced investors / speaker, and learn strategies for evaluating deals, managing budgets, and maximizing ROI.What to expect:Property walkthroughsReview before photos and discuss transformation plansDive into real deal numbers—costs, profits, and challengesNetworking with industry prosOpen Q&A session to ask anything about the process

I plan to visit portugal soon and would like to meet if you would be up for it.

If you don't already have an investor friendly agent in this area go to the top of the page and click on AGENTS and go from there.. or maybe chat with someone here in this area of Fort Worth. 

If the agent can send you comps or sit down to go over them with you then you both can be on the same page.

I would look into your local Facebook pages for investors as well.