Long distance landlord

[Amran Musaid]

I live in California but all of my investment properties are in Michigan  and so far the biggest hurdle has been finding a good property manager. I’m on my 5th property manager right now and at this point I’m seriously considering self managing and just installing smart locks and nest thermostats on all my properties that way I don’t need a property manager to pick up or hand out any keys or do I need them to make sure the heat is on when a tenant leaves in the winter. I’d love to get some feedback from all of you long distance landlords out there.