CA property management for a friend

[Thomas Ellrott]

Hey everyone, I hope everyone is doing well!

I am an aspiring investor and have had discussions with one of my very close friends over the past few years. He is in the process of planning a move to Texas at the end of the year and is weighing the options on if he wants to sell his current residence or use it as an out of state rental. He asked me if I would be interested in "managing" his property if he was to use it as a rental. I've looked all over the internet and I am finding a lot of different articles saying you need a license to do it if you aren't the owner, others saying you don't need one but you need to know the laws, etc. I was hoping one of the more experienced investors/ managers could give me some guidance on this.

Thanks in advance!!