We submitted the application the end of Feb. 

The applicants are from Los Angeles  and I live in Bay Area, California.  

If the landlord wants to hire a property manager to operate the property, he certainly can do so but for underwriting purposes it wouldn't be applicable to determine the value since a majority of investors buying single tenant absolute net leases will elect to self manage since they a merely collecting a NNN lease check and depositing it into their business account.

I have an applicant who is using a program called Westhab.

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Are you all doing anything for well behaving tenants with expiring leases or are you looking to turn over tasks and new applicants?

I know it will be lengthy process and It would take about a year for me to find a school, study and do the LSAT, and applications.

If you loved your house and you think somebody else will love your house, you'll find a good tenant.Here's some advice as a recent plunger:All you need to understand landlording are these forums and this book:https://store.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlords-law-book-lbrt.htmlBuy it, read it cover to cover, underline the important stuff, and refer to it often the first few months.Also, though it's time-consuming, show your house to potential applicants one at a time by appointment.

- If I do go this route, should I try to have the pet interview at the applicants current home, so I can see how it's held up?

You are really just trying to make sure the applicant has good credit.