The traveler has to call Evolve and go through a third party. 

If not then you need to ask how confident are you in handling a real estate transaction yourself?

We are looking to lease our fully furnished town home to travel nurses.

Seems like a pretty measured message sent in confidence. 

If you look up the deed that Amazon has in Ocala Florida, the property is literally $100 million and they were only issued a special warranty deed.A quitclaim deed, special warranty deed, and general warranty deed are fine in any deal ONLY IF the buyer is confident in their research or pays a title company or attorney. 

But I'd also like something a bit less intensive than a BRRRR to build confidence in my first deal, even if the cashflow is mediocre. 

Generally, you can deduct travel expenses directly related to your rental property business.

I do travel a lot back east to the markets I work in..

As an old civil engineer I’m not confident that all those penetrations through shingles and membrane would stay water tight.  

Have you considered traveling to the markets in Texas you want to invest in?