Experience with Multi-State Taxation -  Do they have experience handling income from out-of-state properties and navigating California’s specific tax requirements for LLC members?

If looking to scale flips and create systems around it to minimize your time and involvement, I'd highly recommend putting a team in place that can handle the day to day operations. 

If a tenant wants to break a lease, there should always be something stating how this is handled in your lease agreement.

My basic philosophy is that if you can't handle the little things, then you can't handle the big things.

Also, I could point to the active/directly owned investments that have failed in this mini-downturn and claim that "all" directly owned investments are too risky (and that direct investors are too dumb to handle real-estate etc).  

If not, how do you keep a handle on everything, especially everything related to renos/construction?

When working with out-of-state agents remotely, try asking about their experience with out-of-state clients, their take on market trends, how they handle issues if you’re not local, their communication style, and if they can share any recent deals or references—it’s a quick way to see if they’re a good fit without being there in person.

(The Fed doesn't dictate mortgage rates)  Pray that Trump actually gets a handle on government spending.

This is how I handled.

This Spring the inspection scheduler "Beverly" retired and the whole program moved to a 3rd party contractor out of California who now handles scheduling (with the expected miscommunication and inability to make quick decisions resulting).I have been a supporter of LMHA and the Section 8 housing choice voucher program here in Toledo, Lucas County, Maumee, Perrysburg, and surrounding areas but the program really is now costing far more than we get out of it.