Every area I know has gotten worse and worse and worse on it.Fifteen years ago,  when I was buying, rehabbing houses and holding, I oculd hire a licensed contractor and they were able to change toilets, faucets, even water heaters.

If you’re willing to do the work as well as a professional management team for the same price he can keep some money “in the family” by hiring you. 

And if possible, they can even hire someone to clean up the property and then pass the bill on to the tenant.

You will likely have to hire/fire a few times over before finding your final hire.

With the amounts you are talking about, I would probably tell you it's worth hiring someone to do this for you.  

It is important that you hire professionals who have experience working with foreign investors.

I had to fire my last one and hired this one almost 1 year ago.

This is how I started out - it was not passive, even though I hired contractors to do the work and property managers to manage the tenants.  

However, whatever route you go make sure you hire an independent agent rather than captive so they can shop the entire market for you! 

The smartest thing to do is to hire a bookkeeper now who has experience working with real estate investors.