After much conversation, 2 of the "kids" (grown adults...police officer and nurse) made a trip up to San Antonio and met me at the property. 

Drive time for 86 miles is a bit over 3 hours round trip .

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Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

A better option is to estimate the annual mileage you drive that relates to your property (drive bys, trips to home depot, banking, anything related) and take the standard mileage deduction of $0.56/mile (I think thats the rate).

Someone on the bus was talking about real estate investing and I wondered what the market is like in Vail.

This could be to your advantage, depending on if there were other offers.Take a trip to design review of your city's permitting process.

Hi All,I own properties in Bay Area at CA.I recently got a letter from a lawyer claiming that I was negligent with maintaining the sidewalk, which resulted in his client trip and fall over it.There are no mention of what type of injury and damage.The letter show a half a foot section that is more than 1 inch in elevation.

Hello all,I'm on the struggle bus trying to determine what to do with a STR that I bought in cash last November using a variable rate HELOC from my primary residence. 

Can I expense the costs of the trip to Phoenix and the gas/oil change I paid for on the trip back?