I'm trying to find a property manager that handles mid-term rentals and will also need help with furnishing the properties.

Talk to whoever handled closing and find out if you can charge her with theft or something similar (can't think of the name-not fraud) as she has your money.at least you signed paper work in front of a notary, so have a witness and paper trail.

This includes handling tenant issues with empathy, maintaining open communication, and ensuring that tenants feel valued and respected.3.

If you and your wife own it together, then you have options to determine how to handle this. 

I like the complex value add projects, but I also have 30 people on payroll to handle these things.  

Once you've got a handle on being a landlord, then you can explore out-of-state opportunities with more confidence.Whatever you decide, make sure to do thorough due diligence, run your numbers carefully, and don't rush into anything just because it seems like a good deal.

Second, communicate with your tenants and handle the problems as fast as possible so you can go back to watching Banaza or whatever leisurely activity you are doing.

And also the risk that may be associated with not having experience in this business handling a refurbish and bringing a property up to stabilization.

Figure out which side you belong on and find people that can handle the remaining tasks. 

They could have come in with the moving boxes, which is the most likely culprit, but they could have snuck in some other way.My lease says I will deliver the home pest-free and handle any pest treatment for the first two weeks in case we miss something.