If that isn't feasible for his situation I'd recommend looking for rentals in the southern/middle part of the country where price points are much easier and the laws are landlord friendly.

(This is in the Southeast part of the country.)Market FundamentalsPopulation Growth: 1.8%Median Household Income: $77,573Wage/Income Growth: 7.3%Unemployment Rate: 4.2%Job Growth: 2.7% (slight decline last 2 yrs)Home Ownership Rate: 59%Median Age:  35Employers are stables between Health, Tech., National Retailers & Shipping Companies, local schools and BankingCrime is 1.06 Violent Crimes & 9.82 for Property CrimesSchools are on average 6/7 out of 10. 

The premise of the book is that the first real estate “investor” in our country was - ready for this?

Purchase price: $255,000 Was originally our primary residence, then life happened and the Navy moved us around the country for a while.

Also, review utility bills, insurance policies, maintenance invoices, and property tax records to cross-check reported expenses.

Morris fled the country last year. 

@Mateusz SkibaRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Because I live across the country, that would have cost me a lot to hire an electrician or handyman to buy and install them all.

I just think there is probably no better market in the country to do what you want to do and have the best opportunity for success.

We just crossed the $5 billion funded mark a few months ago.