I was laid off from my job a month ago, but I’ve done over a dozen interviews.

Talk with local investors to see who they work with and interview them to see if they would be a good fit (contractors, property management, RE agent, etc.)

My issue is that my partner - a 4th year medical student - will be graduating next spring, and we could end up anywhere across the country based on how her residency interviews go.

Regardless of how you find them, try to interview at least three managers1.

As part of my job I get to interview lots of people in and around the REI industry and I am continually amazed at all the different paths people take in the REI journey and the framework and desires the have that work for them!

I’ve been unemployed for a month and judging from the interviews that I’ve done, I don’t expect to be unemployed for much longer.I went to my credit union and found out that when I find a job and have 2 paystubs, I’ll qualify for a $52k 80% LTV HELOC.

I was in the process of interviewing management companies(maybe overkill for an owner-occupied duplex, but with my work schedule and him being blind I feel he will be better taken care of in an emergency) and found one that was able to redraft a M2M contract that addressed some of these issues - guest limitations, specific language to common areas, etc.

Also interview a lot of brokers and brokerages.

While an investor-savvy realtor and an investor-savvy property manager can be the golden duo, I would get recommendations and interview a few property managers first of all.

If not, there's no crime in that, just budget your 10% for maintenance, interview some PMs in your town (see the dozens of articles on here about what questions to ask), and continue on your investment journey.