Not sure her “design” fee or what was spent on travel. 

It could be worth transitioning to a midterm rental if there's demand for that type of housing in your area, like traveling professionals or remote workers.

Keep in mind travel time, repairs, and lifestyle to manage the out of state rental.

Ants, spiders, flys, and other ordinary pests are often brought in by tenant behavior, so it's reasonable to expect them to handle with removal.Bed bugs are 100% the tenant's fault because they do not travel from home to home on their own; they have to be brought in.

In rare instances we will let someone pay through Square or Stripe, with them paying the cc fee, but only in unusual cases, such as one time with a tenant who was traveling and didn't have a bank account to use with our online platform.

Traveled around. 

Additionally, Chase Ink Business Preferred offers competitive travel rewards and may pair well with their banking services.Bundled Solutions: If keeping everything under one roof is critical, you might explore Silicon Valley Bank or First Republic Bank, depending on your location.

If this is your first venture, your presence at the property will be very important, there is a learning curve, factor in your travel time and other commitments.

I may also take a gap year and travel.

I have been travelling.