A GC or inspector will have a better understanding of whether or not the sloping floors are an issue versus an agent.

Politics will 100% get involved, that'll happen the closer we see some blood dripping versus November.

With the inclusion of personal usage for the travel, that may very well push you over the threshold into disallowance.I'll also say that I personally think that having a conference in Cancun versus a much more remote destination such as Birmingham, Alabama or even fully online may also provide some additional ambiguity.

But you are having to interact with people - and hopefully you do that with the same respect you would want if you were the one renting, versus buying.  

But also, they're "need to sell" versus want to sell, so you're not dealing with affects of the current market interest rates convo etc, also many not paying their mortgage don't keep up their house, so this leads allows me to look at flips vs listings.

Everyone knows the 3% or 4% balance transfer fee, but compare the fee to the interest you will pay over the same period with a traditional loan.If you have $10k in debt at an 8% interest rate with a traditional loan versus $10k of credit card debt with a 4% fee and keep both for a year (making minimal payments), you will pay less interest with the credit card.

Also, any recommendations if there are better ways to structure or approach this versus a 1031 exchange.

>Buying a property for use as a STVR with little or no positive cash flow is bad business management.there are entire threads dedicated to cash flow versus appreciation.  

Our daily pace report, which compares booked revenues to-date versus a year ago, shows the following:September +19.4%October +17.8%November +19.1%That doesn't mean this is where we end up for these months, just that more vacationers are planning ahead for stays, versus one year ago.  

You get a 4% discount for paying in Nov of every year versus March, technically every month you pay early is 1% but caps at 4%.