Despite some success, landlords should consider backup plans like hiring a property manager or buffer periods.Good luck!

@Jamaal Smith I would find out how much it costs to hire someone and do that.

If they are not okay with that, either find someone who is or hire a runner that can take care of emergencies.  

"Hire fast Fire faster"     Although I assume you mean how much to clean the property the first time?

We hired an attorney and paid another $5,000 for legal advice.

Maybe do a bit of rehab and increase rents, divide by cap and you see how much value you add to your property's "ARV". example4 units - $1000/unitARV $500klight rehab brings $1200/unit$200*4*12 = $9600 / let's say 8 cap = $120k additional property value ARV $500k -> $620kAdd appreciation, gentrification, more depreciation, refi.BTW a LLC is like $300 if you do it yourself or $500-600 if you hire a lawyer. $700-ish out of state.

Hey Tucker, I would say hiring a local property manager is a game-changer for out of state investments.

We've seen it happen as we've been hired many times to clean up messes and finish projects.

They try to hire everyone else to do the work for them.

I purchased a duplex in Lorain in May of this year and hired a general contractor (GC) I found on Bigger Pockets.