3) if my husband and I are long distance for job, if i fly to his place to close the deal, can the cost deduct from the rental income?

Doing an OOS renovation is even more challenging - you can't physically check on the property unless you fly out there frequently.

Truth is many if not most markets have a lot of really poor, janky, fly-by-night PMc's and a serious lack of good, quality, value focused PMc's.

Context of my story/situation (please forgive the length).I purchased my first beach house (which I intended to use as my primary residence) with an FHS loan in August 2022 in Pensacola, FL.  I

Did you fly out to visit every property and meet the property managers before you purchased your investments in other states?

Raising money today from people you do not know and if you have no experience is like asking someone on the street to go on a trip with you and you are going to fly the plane but you have never flown before. 

Montana especially  we love to fly fish and do Montana a few times a year..

So reality of landscape is the vast majority of self-managing persons are flying without a parachute already.

There are no other options to manage the property, and I can't fly to another continent to run a tiny farm!

Well - a week later she called and said she wasn't flying down to see me (the morning of her flight).