For investing out of CA the greater Reno area is close by, low taxes, and landlord friendly.  

@Ivan WudexiRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

The estoppel is a form filled out by the tenant, then confirmed by the Landlord, and then accepted by the Buyer.

I know most PMs already have go-to contractors for most things but I also know from experience that good contractors tend to get busy or scale to a point where quality suffers.For the professional property managers of the world, how often do you get solicited by new vendors and what can a new one do to convince you to give them a chance?

Standard term lease for minimum required by HOA (usually 6 or 12 months) with a separate agreement that lease can be determined by tenant after certain amount of time. 

@Stephen Branagan Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I want to invest in real estate by using the BRRRR method.

It is refreshing to be surrounded by supportive people eager to help.

90% of the deals we do are fully funded by hard money or cash investors.