I am also concerned about jumping ship after so short a time hurting me professionally, and moving to a new company is always a bit of a risk. But a fully remote position would let me be a digital nomad if I feel like it- the thought of spending 3 months out of the year traveling internationally has a lot of appeal to me.
First off, no way will it hurt you professionally. In fact it will help you quite a lot because one of the best bits of leverage you have in negotiating salary at a new job is showing them how much you make at your current job. If you try to land a job making $60k and they say "Well, what is your current pay? Can you provide a pay stub?" and they see you're making $38k, then they'll know that either you're not as good as you say or that you're not in a position to negotiate.
However if you dislike the new job and are willing to take a pay cut, you are in a position of power. Instead, you can say "Well I'm currently making $75k, but I'd be willing to take some degree of pay cut for a better work environment, as long as the pay is still reasonable." Suddenly the guy who posted the $60k job has to scramble and determine exactly
how much he can offer you, since obviously some other company thinks you're worth $75k and he/she doesn't want to look like a chump and not offer you something competitive.
Overall it's actually really valuable to have held highly compensated jobs, even if you have to be coy about the way you share that information with a prospective employer you are interviewing with.
As for being a remote employee, I switched to remote last year after so many years of working in offices or being a part-time telecommuter. It works well for me and I really enjoy the fact that I can move wherever I want and not have it affect my work situation. For example, the most affordable housing that isn't high-crime is at least twice as far away from my employer's local office, but I no longer have to care how far I am from the office if I'm not commuting anymore. Suddenly distance from the office doesn't matter in my housing decisions. I still have a son so I can't move too far from school right now, but in the future, yeah, all bets are off. I like that flexibility too, even though I've not yet made full use of it in any way.