He offered to advertise on the internet, interview applicants, provide me with the top three candidates so I can vet and approve.

Hi all!  I am beginning to meet with potential agents that I have been recommended through my network.  I am wondering if there is a list of questions which are important to cover and which can help identify the best ...

@Mallikarjun Reddy Pateel thanks for the question...curious to see some responses.My prediction with these virtual management companies is they evolve to control the industry, or fail miserably and take all their clients out of the investment industry when they fail...they are reactive management, and that is recipe for disaster...who is walking the property every quarter to make sure the gutters are not clogged and backing up into the basement, destroying the foundation...or interviewing tenants, and keeping rental increases regular...are they actually addressing tenant needs?

I'm still interviewing General Contractors to build two houses on these lots.

In his blog, interviews and Youtube channel, he continually talks about politically incorrect ideas and challenging peoples thinking.

But you should most certainly be interviewing lenders before you pull the trigger on a property to get the proper information on how they lend money.  

I begin interviewing different brokerages to find what suits you best.

Typically those are people who have been very successful in real estate.You might be pretty busy, but if you can even get a part time job working for an agent, investor, or successful real estate person in the area you want to focus, that would be good....doing trashouts, changing locks, putting out signs, helping with open houses, making sure the flyer boxes are full, delivering documents, doing social media for someone.You could start building your social media channel now....interview lenders, inspectors, title company people, investors, etc.

Alternatively, I could put tenant interview as one of the contingencies.

You should interview at least 3 before signing a contract.