Just want to drop the message here, anyone located in Dubai or distanced managing properties there?

Not a rookie - While I have never purchased a home without an agent, I have purchased two homes in the last fifteen years in Denver and, at some point, managed both with some form of rental income, plus helping my mom manage the independent basement apartment in her home.

If you are unsure, to start, hire a property manager and don't let the tenants know you are the owner. 

I am a local Property Manager and would love to help in anyway I can of youd likeThank you!

Looking to connect with investors, agents and managers in the area.

If there is a property manager, your success rate is going to be very low.   

If a dishwasher is 15 years old and the tenant destroys it, you can't really charge them much because the appliance is beyond the life expectancy.To learn how to determine charges for cleaning and repairs, you can read my book in my signature, Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties, or NOLO's Every Landlord's Legal Guide.

Reach out to a LOCAL property manager that knows the rental market BEFORE you go under contract! 

For example one person could manage paperwork and another person could be boots on the ground.

Wickman class's were aimed at helping RE agents get to the next level and since my wife was a top producer and managed 70 agents she was very good at it..