Look them up online, call and interview several of them.

I have some flexibility but rely heavily on my team for admin work and the day-to-day operations of property management.

Is it before you interview them?

There's a self-proclaimed Section 8 guru online who claims he hires random property managers through this website called Thumbtack.

The key to investing out of state is finding a good property manager.  

I noticed that the appraisal fee is higher than a typical 1 to 4 unit residential property, and they quoted and Environmental Study fee, which I have never heard of on a 1 to 4 unit residential property.

The interface is user-friendly, and the reporting tools are especially helpful for tracking property performance.One downside is that it can be a bit pricey for smaller portfolios, but the features have been worth it for me.

I'm planning to turn it into a rental and was wondering if I should consider hiring a property manager for my first rental.

Currently we have titled our 16 properties in 4 LLCs and we have a 5th LLC where we manage our properties.

Just requested a property management account.