I hired a lawyer who wrote a letter and was able to negotiate loss of just 1 month of security deposit vs 3 months of rent that was earlier demanded by property management company.

@Taylor Cook if you hire a bookkeeper you still need to answer clarifying questions on what the transactions were for.

That is how I got started.I also encourage you to listen to the Thanks for Visiting podcast because they are in your city.I hired an online interior designer and gave a per-square-foot budget.

If you cannot dedicate the time needed to run the investments, hire a reputable property manager. 

However, the GC I hired was wildly incompetent so they missed critical components like the HVAC, we had to redo the sewer drain to the house, holding costs delays … you name it.

My goal is to hopefully self manage until I can hire my own manager as an employee.

I'll never hire a PM while I am local but moving abroad is a different ballgame.

You would be wise to hire an attorney in your county that is familiar with such topics, specifically "Quiet Title Action". 

You'll need to do 1 of 2 things typically 1) Create a targeted marketing campaign to find the properties2) Hire real estate professionals that work in this sector of the market.

You can hire a local real estate agent, contractor, or even a fellow wholesaler.Virtual Assistants: Consider hiring virtual assistants to handle administrative tasks like data entry, lead generation, and follow-up calls.