A friend and kind of mentor told me that that scratches easily and to stick with the ceramic tile. 

This will allow you to easily determine at the end of the year what is business and what is personal.I would also download an app to keep track of your miles that you drive for business related purposes.This will all be handy when you work with your accountant.

im not an expert but i have looked into this before. while the requirements arent super clear, seems there is something about you must "sleep there" for so many days a year, i want to say like 10 or 11 months. that being said, if you make it your legal residence, to include mailing address, etc, and dont rent it out long term, i dont think you would have any issue. its not different than buying a personal residence then traveling for work 200 days a year (which i did). 

If you can find homes with a bonus room that can easily be converted into a bedroom it is typically an opportunity as well. 

I’m traveling there in Late November and would like to start interviewing.

Our business plan is to focus on on our current markets of course, but since we have the system and love to travel to different parts of the country throughout the year, I'm interested in what locations or hidden gem areas I could be looking into. 

I have separate bank accounts for personal property, LLC1, LLC 2 and Holding LLC.My question is around non-property related expenses like traveling to scope out new markets, home office, supplies for the office, legal fees, professional services etc. 

However you will be busy traveling and even having read the book you ill be inexperienced.

@Adah None yeah if whoever bought it also is willing to buy off MLS I could easily see an escalation clause like that if it matches what is on MLS.

This is not something that is easily shared?