I find the houses and do the designing/ decorating and financial stuff, he does the majority of the labor. 

I had a similar problem and this stuff was recommended by the appliance repair guy.

I was thinking about adding this- that the renter should be responsible for paying the first $100 for any of the service calls to fix any  stuff in the house.

They do stuff like, they list your property on Hyatt and can take points. 

I'm also out of state so it looks like there is other stuff I need to do?

Decaf only  try to stay off refined sugar and NO white stuff bread rice potato..

Take the early retirement social media stuff with a grain of salt.

This company called Zoom Prospector / GIS Planning does great demographic stuff in the PNW and Midwest.You can also purchase data... costs a few hundred, but may be worth it for scoping out-of-state stuff.

@David Ramirez - Great stuff. 

If stuff hits the fan and you can't afford it, that's when you become a motivated seller.