Taking off of work and having over a thousand in travel expenses without a guaranteed win did not seem worth it.I talked to the credit agency and it turns out this will ding my credit for the next 7 years even though the debt is fully paid off.

I was also a travel nurse. 

It should be... a place you lived in, or went to college in, or have family in, or can easily travel to, or want to own a vacation home in. 

For example, a 1/1 occupied by a travel nurse who is gone 12+ hours/day will have much lower utility expenses than a 3/2 occupied by a family with one WFH spouse who is there all day.

The bonus here is you can write off the milage (if you deduct by the mileage method) for your travel to pick up your mail.

Is there a market for furnished mid-term rentals (i.e. travel nurse, insurance company, corporate housing) where you can generate above market rent and positive cash flow?

A five-hour drive gets even longer when you are traveling to a vacant house.5. 

Even if you have to travel a couple of hours, you have a much better chance of finding someone.How to approach a mentorOnce you've found a likely candidate, it's time to reach out and ask.

We turned our rental on way too fast and had to deal with headaches from vacation travelers.

I'm willing to travel to Miami once or twice a year and manage the properties from Spain, hiring a good property manager to address issues, find new tenants, manage payments, and clean the property for new tenants.