In terms of showings, it's always decent/respectful to try and work around the tenant's schedule regarding showing requests. 

He knows I’m not wasting his time, and I know and respect the fact that he has to make money.

., for the business days are deductible—not for the personal vacation days.On the other hand, with respect to the cost of the travel itself (plane fare, etc.), if the trip is “primarily” business, the travel cost can be deducted in its entirety and no allocation is required.

In the Midwest, the attic fan basically gives you 2 to 4 weeks in the spring and 2 to 4 weeks in the fall where you can run the attic fan alone, before you give up and turn on the A/C or furnace respectively.

I then have a separate LLC which collects payments from all of my rentals and pays it to the respective LLC.

Tim, I respectfully disagree.

I told him there were multiple properties that we were interested in and I thought the best way to try to get in was to meet the owners and ask them in person (may have gained a small amount of respect there). 

They did not respect the fundamentals of the market. 

. - Be professional and respectful of other agents, sellers, buyers time.- Communicate, communicate, communicate- Maintain high level of ethics. - Return calls, emails, texts promptly and take time to provide feedback when requested after showings.- And please, for the love of God, do not use your phone to take pics for your listing.

I have zero respect for anyone that assumes it is acceptable to bring a animal into someone else's property.