I'm driving to New York tonight to sight see over the weekend and thought about possibly meeting up with locals to share ideas about real estate. 

If your ever looking to get a business line of credit one of the key factors is the age of the business and it’s balance sheet and P&LIf your business was profitable then absolutely keep it and just change the designation.

Are there any STR operators that are seeing dramatic improvements in their business by driving direct bookings? 

That, I believe is once of the things that people misunderstand, the calculator we use not only looks for standard profitability factors but also analyzes a deal according to OUR lending criteria.

The pizza guy is screwed, as it is the uber kid, etc.Will driving back from home depot with parts for a repair be consider "business pursuit"?  

Either way, placing debt on a property will kill your cash flow...just a few thoughts.It's all relative and your personal investing approach should be a heavy factor here.

I prefer self employed Tenant Buyers because they show drive and most self employed simply take all of the tax write-offs available to them which reduces their bottom line income.

The best approach is to factor that reality into your lease (rental agreement) from the start.

After further research and then me to take a drive and see this property in person, it’s a C-D rated property and the seller seemed to think differently.

Find the ones in the drive-able distance that generate a large audience and go to them.