A good, trustworthy foreman cannot be replaced by any efficiency improvements you could try to apply.

I would highly recommend him as a dependable, trustworthy and professional PM

Reputation, are they trustworthy, do they do what they say they will do?

As others said, the most important thing is building a trustworthy team in that area, and to some extent, having enough properties to make it worth building that infrastructure in another state..

This is based on what we heard from my parents' experiences with leased laundry machines, which was: the lease company will never report the actual amount of money that gets cycled through your machines (it's in quarters, so you can't prove they're lying), the lease company will be next to impossible to contact when you decide you don't want to renew their lease (my parents played hell trying to get one company to accept the certified letter they sent stating they weren't renewing), and the list goes on (just can't remember the rest right now).From what I've heard from my parents and others, laundry lease companies are about as trustworthy as used car salesmen.Yes, machines will periodically break down and such, but so will the stove, plumbing, HVAC, and everything else you supply your tenants with.

Looking for someone who: specializes in real estate law, syndication formation laws and regulations, securities exchange laws and exemptions,  has worked with real estate investors, is reliable, honest, trustworthy, and is a clear and effective communicator.

I think a good, reliable, trustworthy, investor-minded property manager is a niche in itself since there are so few around.

Aside from the fact that the plumber is totally trustworthy, I was standing between the bathroom and the back door the whole time.)

He's trustworthy and reliable.

I feel fortunate that I was able to get it at the price I did, and also having a trustworthy contractor.