Question on picking a Out of State Management Company?

[Jonathan Casillas]

Ok so some background on me. I have been in some sort of real estate ( construction contractor, landlord, flipper, loan officer ext.) since around the age of 17 ( I am now 32yrs old). I am now at the point where I am looking to invest out of state. My question is what extra questions and or precautions do you take when hiring a management firm that will be running a investment that will NOT be in driving distance? I am planning on flying in to the location and networking with people face to face. I will also of course have done my "desktop research". As well as have my attorneys look over the company and the contracts. I am more interested in the things you have or wish you would have done above and beyond that of the firms you can always do a drive by on?