If you are doing a BRRRR and you cannot afford the payment without the refinance at the end then you need to build up a deeper savings, higher income, or look at less expensive property.

We do not want to move to California because life is too expensive over there.

(basically just shoveling walkways etc)Looking at $87,024 in expenses before cap ex, maintenance and management.  

Obviously they are more expensive and need maintenance.

I'm using the BRRRR method, and median rent is about $850 for a 3b/1b.  

The expense is refunded to you at closing.

Is it legitimate to write off the cost of the travel and accommodation as business expenses to see how others do their vacation rentals?

Who has the least expensive set-up and maintenance fees today?

Aside from beer and food, I your expenses should be pretty minimal at UPT. 

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?