Here are a few ways you can still verify their income, reliability, and background:1.

You should consider: appreciation, can you get reliable property management there, crime area, etc to name a few.

Being out of state, you will want an agent who has good relationships with reliable inspectors, title companies, contractors, property managers, lenders, wholesalers, insurance agents, other RE agents, etc.

Is Rabbu reliable? 

Reliable Cleaners will make or break your success with short-term rentals, so that is a must.

Building a reliable power team is crucial for smooth transactions.

Yes, we still sometimes end up with appraisals that are significantly “off”, but, those tend to be “off” by lesser amounts and most are at least somewhat reliable.  

(I've noticed that zillows in house background check is not great & not reliable based on my previous experiences with them)

A few good deals are often all it takes for them to see you as a reliable source.When you’re consistently getting solid deals, you won’t even need to search for cash buyers—they’ll come looking for you!

Hey James, the most important part of investing from a distance is building and improving reliable systems, generating deal flow, and building a rock solid team.Read this article on the "core 4".