Or search the forums and blogs here, I'm sure you'll find some good info.It's also helpful to know local ordinance. 

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It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

Sometimes, you can discover excellent contractors on Facebook groups dedicated to your local area.

Google only recognizes a word after 5 impressions... this is why websites are so repetitive, especially blogs. 

There’s a lot of helpful folks here, so you’re in good company.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-loans-what-are-the-...

The second year we started questioning where our cash flow was and eventually discovered they had been embezzling 10s of thousands of dollars from us during the 2 years we’d owned the properties.

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We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Definitely should check out J Scott's book on estimating rehab costs: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-book-on-estimat...I wrote a long article a while back on due diligence that would also be worth reading (well, at least I think it is): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...