Since you plan to travel often, focusing on systems and building a reliable team: agent, lender, property manager, and contractor. 

If you warned them and they didn't clean things up that could be a reason. 10.

The manager or registered agent needs to be identified first and then that person needs to be skip traced.

The deal was contingent upon 60 day due diligence and a clean Phase 1 environmental assessment.

A good commercial real estate agent should be able to point you to one.

is it a real estate agent or escrow company?

I don't think the fact that prices have gone up 5 years in a row is a good clean indicator that they will continue to do so, if it cashflows today and I can hold it for 20 years inflation should do most of the heavy lifting for me. 

I have put the rental price below the market (as suggested by local real estate agents).

My priority was finding reliable mentors and peers who could help me learn the ropes, offer guidance, and even share insights about overcoming the unique challenges I was facing as a new agent and investor.Networking wasn’t easy at first.

Why do you have 24k in cleaning fees as expenses for an STR?