I'd say interview the 10 best wholesalers in your area. 

Account Closed - we are interviewing at least 2 to 3 contractors for each major area. 

I saved these questions to my Notes to have when interviewing potential PMs.

The property management company that you may select, after interviewing, should set the standard in the property management industry for customer service, resident retention and fantastic communication for both parties.

So I'm planning to interview the current property manager as well as a few others to see if they would be a good fit for me as an absentee owner.  

I just don't know I can handle the stress of lowering the rent and interviewing/leasing to sub-par tenants for another year or longer.

There are many real estate CPAs in the USA and general CPAs that also handle real estate taxes. How do you evaluate a competent real estate CPA?

It makes the conversation much faster and a lot more productive and revealing.If the investor has to ask 1,000 questions while interviewing a potential sponsor, either the sponsor has already failed the interview for neglecting to provide answers in their materials, or the investor has failed to do their part by reading what was provided.

Interview a bunch of them and fire your questions at them.Know what you want and what your long and short goals are.Goodluck

When The Austin Business Journal interviewed Matt Holm, a Realtor with Compass Real Estate, he stated, “I think we’re looking at roughly 55,000 to 60,000 white-collar jobs coming in the next 48 to 60 months, based on the millions of square feet being built,"And although the biggest risk associated with real estate is the difficulty of liquidation, this risk is eliminated in the Austin market.