If you don’t want to hire a PM to manage your property I would at least hire one to do the screening.  

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Licensing Experts teach directly one one-on-one by phone, zoom calls and emails. 

It's always best to do your own research, just like screening for a good renter.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

I completed this a few months back but never got anything to prove it (other than the screen print showing filing successful) so I've been a bit worried by it.  

Especially in Iowa when it is 0 degrees and 30 mile per hour winds.These properties we are doing have the Teak component, but they all have secondary values with locations, building sites, phone/internet reception, water, palm trees, fruit trees etc. 

She spent countless hours on the phone—with me, the city, contractors, and other key players—to help find the best path forward when she didn't have to.What I Learned:Insurance is your safety net: Always double-check that you have the correct policy for your project type. 

I am worried about having an intermediary taking control of my property and renting to tenants I haven't screened.

If you already do this, than like me, it is a lot of screening properties (40-65 per month at about 3-4 offers from that) and patience.Watch the ARVs right now as a lot of us are in a declining market--do not rely on anyone else but yourself to really provide the ARV. 

It allows tenants to use their phone rather than quarters.