Ways to find a on-site property manager

[Leon Lee]

Hi, Fellow BPers

We recently acquired a 20-unit beachfront motel that is 7 hours of drive from us. Since the current on-site manager and cleaners (they are lovers) burned out and decided to leave upon closing, we are planning to find a new on-site manager. We are planning to provide him/her a very nice oceanview room to stay and with utilities included. As return, he/she only needs to occasionally help on some problems from guests and act as our eyes and ears for our renovations and operations. 

What are good sources to find people like this? Our experience from finding contractors seems to be that referral is generally more reliable than finding them online or applications from our job posts online. I wonder whether it is the same for on-site property manager.

Any inputs will be greatly appreciated!

Lee