When I had my prior company I accumulated 2-million points that can transfer to any airline/travel, still have almost all of them for retirement travel. 

@Charles H.If your activities rise to the level of a 'trade or business', a general non-specific search in a new geographic area would be start up expenses under IRC Sec 195.Once you've identified a specific property, expenses are capitalized and added to the property's basis if acquired.Expensing the costs, even through an active LLC/ "investment LLC" is not correct treatment and will get adjusted should the IRS ever audit you.Encourage you to work with your tax CPA/EA as it's very possible not all of the travel expenses are 100% business related.

Beginning in 2017, this fee will be eligible to be collected in the month of August.A $3.61 monthly surcharge may be collected by the landlord for the Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP) fee.A $3.00 surcharge may be added to the rent for the installation and cost for a hard-wired smoke detector or a combination smoke/carbon monoxide detector.Meaning, if you pay for utilties, you can add 1% of rent per year, I believe up to 5%.

I have blinds on the windows, my outside lights are angled opposite her direction, the fire pit was strategically placed so that smoke does not blow her way, etc. 

It, at the very least, needs a top level total gut; the fire happened in the kitchen but smoke and water damage were in every room of the top floor of this split level.

I lucked out and was able to airbnb my apartment (was locked into a lease through 31-July) for the duration of the lease to a traveling nurse at $1800/mo (rent was $1k including all utilities) – win! 

Just based on your notes, I'd sell them all and then once the smoke clears you can invest again in something else if you desire.

This time from a lady traveling to Houston from Washington DC with her two sons to come visit her daughter. 4 more nights!

We took a gap year last year to travel, but was able to start work again once we got back to the states.

Are you doing this so you can live a more carefree lifestyle and say travel, trying to springboard into apartments, build a business, or are you trying to build an empire and stay put.