I am also hoping using the property management's contractors that they will do good work and won't over charge.

First glance seems like a bad deal, a friend would not overcharge you on the price and the loan rates.

You have to constantly deal with refunds, overcharges and credits and you have to take a sleuth of payments every month compared to a conventional unit and then you need to constantly do accounting.

They all want to over charge for work and especially if they know you are in a bind/crisis.

Another example might be work spending too much on workers who are overcharging you. 

.- A kickback from a contractor who the PM introduced me to and was supposed to be paid by the contractor but was overcharged to my house funds (Are kickbacks even legal?).

Please can anyone recommend a trustworthy reliable electrician who won't overcharge me?

For too many years they overcharged half of their customers and undercharged the other half.

.· Overcharging for repairs and pocketing the difference (Markups).· Cheap software if any.

We do it for our clients all the time.But an OOS investor should be careful as there are so many ways they can get taken advantage of:1) Buying the wrong property, wrong location, etc2) Being overcharged because there's no transparency on actual costs and budget3) Shoddy work because no pics/video are supplied4) Crappy tenants are placed that destroy the rennovationsNone of the above are discovered until an owner goes to refinance the property or sell it.What should an investor do to protect themselves?