This travel expense is not a business expense related to the property you already own until you have identified the next property you want to buy (once identified, costs are added to the basis mentioned above).

Speak with a CPA specific to real estate to get assistance.As others have mentioned, cost varies depending on location. 

Watched this one and kept waiting for the point you mentioned.  

Also: I must have mentioned the request several times so it was clear.   

After a grace period of 1.5 days give another notice and mention legal action or law enforcement5.

As Alex mentioned (thanks Alex), I run the Santa Barbara meetup.

I will continue looking into the areas you mentioned and appreciate your insights.

Local market knowledge is absolutely critical, and it helps to work with someone who really understands the landscape and its nuances.As others have mentioned, it’s a broad question that’s tough to answer succinctly, but I hope this provides some clarity!

This is one of the things that @Matthew Irish-Jones mentioned above - be careful about putting #3 on his list above #1 and #2.

As others mentioned can you afford the negative cash flow?