Out-of-state Landlording

[Josh Rich]

This month I bought a SFR in Spring, TX just north of Houston. I live in CA and have run into some difficulty with Landlording from a distance. Question, how do you judge who to rent to when not able to meet them? Of course I will run credit and criminal background checks and verify employment, but what else?

[Josh Rich]

Thank you all for your insights, looks like a property manager is the way to go.  With this being my first solo deal, I wanted to try doing it myself just to learn and I'm learning a lot!!  What I'm finding is there are times, like showing the property, that I just need someone there that I can trust and of course pay for their time.