On a Standard 203k, you can add up to 6 months of mortgage payments (PITI) into the loan if the property will not be habitable during the rehab.

From what I can tell, if you are in Vegas for work a lot, going to trade shows, meetings etc, then this could be a way to offset your travel costs.

It's all about these 80 algorithms and habits lenders track based on your behavior.

My partner and I are currently traveling and when we arrive back home in a month we are thinking about investing in a rental property.

I've had a mix of business professionals, travel nurses, and grad students, and most are pretty clean and respectful of shared spaces.One of the important things is to draft a clear rental agreement or house manual for people to follow.

Since I travel anyway I'm fine expanding my search to the entire US rather than my local area (I'm near the midwest right now).I have about 130-170k in stocks that I could pull for a deal like this. 

Setting some goals and creating habits around them helped.

As such, I assess the % of neighborhood turnover by evaluating things in person.If you want to start with looking at city data to get a grasp on macroeconomic trends and the job market, I think that's great, but once you hone in on a specific area I would suggest investing the time and money to travel out there and get a feel for specific streets before you put money into a deal.

If I travel 400 miles total, log the miles in my logbook, and have an open house for a rental property, stay 1 night in a hotel, and drive back home, are mileage, lodging, and meals deductible?

@John CollinsYes there are cameras everywhere but also when travelers from China came in, they were asked to download an App which would track their GPS location.