Managing the property while on vacation

[Frank Jennings]

I have a duplex that I manage myself. I collect the rents and I find new tenants, no problem. And I have all my contractors that I like lined up, so I really don't have any problem managing the property. But I was wanting to travel internationally and I was wondering what should I do in this case? My tenants are both very hard-working and they're always working during normal business, the hours that contractors can come.

Is my only solution just to hire a property management company and sign a normal 1 year agreement?