Quote from @Zara Massoud: Your new PM is correct and the old ones were wrong.The property manager must have your social security or tax ID number on file.

thanks for your time and help 1st off, full disclosure here, Rent To Retirement advertises their properties on my Investment Properties For Sale Show, so I am not a totally unbiased opinion and it's only fair that I tell you this up frontHaving said that, outside of running my show for people like them, I also own a property management company in Northeast Ohio and have worked with 1,000's of out of state investors over the years.I say all of that to say this, the overwhelming majority of negative reviews I have seen on them are very similar to a lot of negative experiences investors have with my property management company and others like it that I've worked with.

Quote from @Dustin Hagemeier: As someone in property management, I’m pleased to share that we’ve had significant success with the Section 8 program. [...]

Found T&H realty services to be pretty interesting as they provide both buyer brokerage service (to help me find deals) as well as do property management i.e. they are not full turnkey provider necessarily, but reduces some of the hassle for me I guess as an out of state investor. 

Build a strong team with experienced lenders, real estate agents, and property managers, and educate yourself through books and podcasts.

Even though I wasn't a good asset manager, I made money on my properties. 

A major part of the success or failure of an STR investment is the design, furnishing and management plan.

Investing in real estate in actually starting, managing, and marketing a company. 

Ive been using the same for many years now and its my foundation for operations, follow-up, workflow management and communications. 

Try interviewing at least three managers.1.