I want to get a clearer idea of what travel expenses I can write off, but I don't want to get into a gray area of risky tax practices, so here's my question: If I'm in town for a week, can I treat the first three days as a work trip and the rest as personal time, and write of the airfare and business costs with confidence that I'm not muddying the waters?

One idea that comes to mind is to find a property where you can add appreciation by making improvements to the units or property.

Curious if anyone has an idea on the difference in appraisals values of a property in mint condition or one that is so so. 

. :)- I have no idea what would appear if you literally had a perfect credit score.

@David MutchWe have done a handful of flips in the area and would love to connect over coffiee or lunch some time to share ideas! 

With his info and expertise in home repairs He's currently studying for his contractors license (I have no idea what that entails so I can not answer questions on that), I see a future.

@Rahiem Bush I think it's a great idea.  

I'm looking into my first potential investment, I'm looking for any ideas of possible ways to get the capital the list price $550,000 on four units, current rental income $3595/month the property is in good shape has two long term tenants and the other two unit are occupied and I'm currently looking into financing but I don't think I'm going to be able to get a conventional loan any ideas on other possible ways to get the funds that perhaps others have used or know of I'm brand new to all this and I'm still learning a lot.Thank you in advance

Any ideas?

If you don't already, you need to have a spreadsheet where you can quickly plug all those variables in and have a good idea of your potential ROI.