Doing it at a distance where a last minute plane ticket is $1600 (just checked) is just asking to be ripped off.

You can do it with a turnkey rental company or you can jump on a plane, manage the contractor and set up the property manager yourself.

I took care of 90% of the items she listed (the door needs to come off so I can plane 1/16" off the top and that is about it.I asked them not to leave a review if they didn't feel it was a 5 star stay and they complied.

He wired the money again and hopped on a plane to meet me in person (This was all done on email/phone calls/texts).

It's a bird, it's a plane...NO,...it's......a flock of birds.What kind you ask? 

@John Thedford  he has his own plane and is an accomplished pilot of fixed and rotor wing.. no need for me to fly him...

Instead of spending $100,000 on the downpayment of a single-family home in a very tenant-friendly state, you could put $50,000 down on a four-plex in the mid-west, get a better return, have fewer problems with problematic tenants, and you could set money aside for your plane ticket if there were an emergency.Stop saying you can't and look for ways that you can!

Hop in the car or on the plane and go there to see what is going on. 

Get to the Island via boat or plane.

However, I have received 10K+ in free plane tickets.