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Every year I buy a mileage log book from Staples and record there. I keep it in my car. I just record the business miles and medical (if any) and subtract 01/01/xx from 12/31/xx of the year to get my toal miles, then subtract out business miles. My understanding is that the IRS catches people when audited the log is done using the same pen/pencil. Also, there is an app or 2) but I've never used that.
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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The Villages Realty
San Jose, CA
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Nancy Frimann
Gilroy, CA
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
964,069
Fred, I keep a log book in our vehicles and record the mileage for our real estate business including purpose and location and hours involved. This essential info is then transferred into our business journal where I elaborate in greater detail. With showings I make a folder in my email and and move the showing confirmation and feedback emails over to the showings folder for an extra layer of documentation. The log journal recording comes in very handy for documenting the hours concerning our investment properties as the IRS requires a safe harbor of 250 hours to justify claiming the 20% business deduction that is soon expiring if the 2017 TCJA is not permanently extended this year.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
704,720
Hi Fred, I have a log book in my car, and record the destination and miles by hand. At tax time TurboTax tells me which is better to take - the standard mileage deduction or the itemized one. Usually, the itemized is higher for me. Similarly to Bruce Walter , when I am doing a cost accounting for a transaction, I use the data from the log. I still think it's faster for me to write the miles by hand than use an app.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
523,830
I have a notebook in my car and write down the miles.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,476,681
I take my actual expenses for business driving as a tax expense (deduction). I keep track using the car odometer and writing it down every day that I drive for busin purposes.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
1,638,924
Miles IQ App and my CPA does the rest.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
3,446,856
Yes, indeed I track my mileage. I use the best darn app ever created!
I created a document. I use a new page each month. It's called old-school pen and paper, and guess what? It works!
My CPAs determine how to apply.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,277,202
I've always used a daytimer and pen to record my mileage manually Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate I'm to old school and not real trusting of apps...lol
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
6,051,962
Fred, I keep a small spiral book in my drivers door and keep track of business miles every time I am out for business.
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
624,582
I used to use an app that connected with my GPS and accounting. In the old days, I just used a notepad....
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,613,734
I just plugged the numbers into my expenses Excel (now Numbers) worksheet on my computer. At the end of the day, record the mileage.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
425,556
I just write it down. Keep a notebook in the truck for that.
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Tammy Lankford,
Eatonton, GA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
2,130,491
I don't keep track of that stuff anymore. After surviving a random audit (with a "no change" result) the cost of the antacids alone just wasn't worth the deduction.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
6,763,393
Have always used the mileage deduction, with most of our vehicles being fuel efficient this is best for us. Also important to keep the company and personal vehicles separate.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
5,051,149
I take the deduction and have a notepad in my car that I jot down my business mileage in after I make a business trip.
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
537,054
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
I used to use the note and pad, but I would forget and it took time to go back and trace back my goings and comings and where to. The best app that came out is "Hurdlr" It is part of our MLS, it is the best I have ever used. It simply keeps tracks of all my comings and goings and I simply input business or personal.
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
466,076
I have a mileage log book that I use to track mileage. I turn it in to the CPA and he does what he does.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
796,339
I guesstamate using the total mileage and take a little off for personal use.
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Steffy Hristova
Tempe, AZ
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,554,814
When active kept a notebook in the car. Never graduated to an app.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,871,457
Decades ago, when I had to do this, I hated it plus it was always challenged with me getting less. There must be a better way
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Richard Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,259,203
I take the 70 cents . However I rarely ever have a consumer in my car these days .
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Laura T. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
382,833
Not that it's really relevant to answering the question at hand- but I haven't owned a car in nearly 19 years, and most of the time, walking or subway works for me in this business. I might do the occasional Uber when needed, but it's not frequent. If I have a buyer client wanting to view properties in multiple neighborhoods- we typically cluster the showings by area to minimize travel time.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,223,182
424,993
I have a ring bound notebook for each year, old school. I keep conversation notes, appointments, start mileage, end mileage.
For a more tech option MileIQ can integrate with your Google Calendar - just subtract out the driving for personal use.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,657,402
App for many years, you just need to sort your trips.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,281,534
Hello and I still keep a small calendar book in my car and write down the mileage.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,874,898
Used paper & pen. Tried many apps & they were too cumbersome.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL