It is ordinary and necessary as a real estate investor to travel to the property so he/she can see the condition of the property, communicate with the tenant etc.Therefore, travel to and from the property can be deductible.

Communication with different team members such as a realtor, inspector, lender, property manager, an insurance agent becomes overwhelming and difficult to keep a track of emails in an organized manner. every member may have their own portals (dotloop etc )  to keep a track of but it is not from an investor's perspective.

Is there any room to bump them up.Also I would still add 1-2% just to cover some labor even though it will be from one of your other businesses, in effect treating it like blue money.I would also try to offer less.

Does that effect its financial statements?  

Write them down and think of every aspect effected.

I can have someone periodically clean them up.. would that be more cost-effective than spending it on gutters?

But based on activity levels required by case law to have a T/B and some IRS pronouncements on the issue of NNN in related but not identical contexts (for purposes of determining if an international taxpayer has sufficient connections to the US to have what is known as "effectively connected income"), I'd say odds are high that NNN leases will not be viewed as a TB for purposes of the 199A deduction.

Open and honest communication and mutual respect goes a long way.

Clear communication from the start is paramount, as well as a solid contract.

I’ve spent so much time over the last 8 months learning how to effectively analyze deals, finance deals and manage rentals, but I obviously missed some things.