How to manage my situation and house hack

[Kevin Phu]

Hey BPers,

I'm in need of some solid advice/guidance in my situation.

I currently have a SFR primary residence in which I rent out two of the rooms. For my W-2 job, I travel a lot and am often times out at sea for weeks at a time.

I am currently out to sea and there have been some problems the have sprung up at home.

-Coworker who went by the other day noticed the main toilet is leaking at the base

-One tenant just emailed me saying the dishwasher won't drain and smells like death

There have been previous problems such as the shower clogging (which I cleared) and the washer drain line backing up. These two problems I was luckily in town and got them resolved right away.

How do I go about managing these problems in the future/now while I am away? Find a jack of all trades handy man? Are they willing to wait for payment when I get back or online payments if available? Bite some of the cost and get a property manager?

What do you guys do? Stressing out here...