It is surprisingly easy to manage out of state and if you want more tips on how, check out Bigger Pockets book "30 Day Stay" on Mid Term Rentals. 

@James Galla good point, I’ll check that is morning.

We use Zillow applications to pre-select and run a full background check on mysmartmove only with the final candidate.

One of the best places to see what's out there in your area is to check Airbnb AND Pricelabs. 

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I may need to check on this, but my insurance company told me years ago that a tree in good health falling is an act of nature and the responsibility of whomever yard it falls into. 

@Tove Fox hope you find this copy & paste useful:)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

(Government will set cybersecurity standards, but then are rarely enforced). 

@Frankie Lotrec if you have an existing loan on the property and you plan to legally convert from a 4 unit to 5 unit , you should check the loan documents because you’d essentially be converting it to a commercial property, since 5+ units is considered commercial and subject to different appraisal approaches and so it would rule out the property being considered for purchasers utilizing residential financing.  

You'd be a dang fool to waste your energy or effort's on ANY US standard rental more or less Sec8, are you kidding me?!