If this is your only rental, it's more about if you want to keep the property from a management perspective.

I would be managing myself and...I just have A lot to think about.

I'd start by talking to others who are landlords or property managers in your area.  

I would think about tenant expectations and how much maintenance you’re willing to manage down the road.

I am a single house landlord and manage the property.

Those effected go well beyond the property owners, the economic contribution of RE and subsequent economic loss in the form of: management, maintenance, landscaping, caretaking, hospitality, tourism, contracting, designing, pools and gardening is economically catastrophic and will reverberate well beyond specific zip codes.

If you hire a Property Manager they can sometimes help arrange lawn and snow removal service.  

I feel that MLS is not accurate because not all property managers put them in. 

I've built relationships with property managers who have distressed properties in their portfolios that can communicate directly to owners. 

It’s on the rise but you just have to be selective regarding location and try to go for turnkey or keep it minimal regarding rehab  So you don’t have a nightmare story trying to manage a rehab from Out of Town.