I highly recommend travelers.

But there are plenty of folks who live close to Philly and rarely/never travel into the city.  

That being said, if I had 100k I'd finance a below market triplex/quadplex in a cheap but good cashflowing market and renovate it using the 100k to get equity and cashflow. 

Because travel nurses are typically on three month contracts, there are only four tenants per year; much less data to keep track of vs.

I'd message the sponsor and tell them you'll be traveling to the area and it'd be nice to get a brief tour to see progress.

A combination of mortgage notes for cash flow and desirable properties in high appreciation areas (not cheap, undesirable properties in the Midwest.)

Buyers want cheap , and sellers want high .

I agree with the need of a furnace.Most mountain cabins have hot tubs.Emergency generators aren't cheap, but great to have during a sustained power outage.I've thought a battery backup system might be a good compromise.

I'm a 35 year old professional that travels a lot for work, but still actively wants to invest in RE. 

It seems money can travel much further outside of our area.3.)