Rental Property and vacation

[Brian Pleshek]

I have a new rental available 11/1. The plan is to fill it shortly. It's still under repair. I have a second rental which has had the same tenants for 3 years. I've barely been called out to the property(twice in 3 years). However, the new rental is a new property to me and while I'm doing everything I can to have all the pieces working, I might miss something.

I have had a vacation out of the country scheduled for about 9 months(before I even thought about buying this property). I will be leaving Oct 28 and returning Nov 12. Since this is a cruise, I won't have access to my cell phone and limited internet access(I get 30 minutes free for the trip and can pay for more as necessary). But it is very slow to use.

All my previous vacations has had me with my phone available to me. So my question is, what should I do proactively in case there is an issue. The person I would trust to "fix" an issue if I was gone normally is going with me.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Brian