I regularly attend a real estate networking group in Bakersfield and there are usually a couple folks from Tehachapi.

There are a few providers here on BP that post regularly to these forums that could help you with either.Are you self-employed?

- Regularly communicate with your contractors to stay updated on progress-- come up with a routine of having things done each week by a certain day

I have been attending the Seacoast REIA meetings at Chapel and Main regularly and encourage you attend, they have some great speakers!

Maybe during your sit down make it more clear that you won't necessarily be the one making repairs or dealing with them on a regular basis.All communication needs to be in email or text for your records. as others have stated, figure out what the "leaking dryer" deal is, that doesn't make any sense. 

I am not a fan of regular office.

It offers all the regular services, but also has the ability to make a payment at a Dollar General store and a few other retailers.  

When Wilmers and Desmond control for regular expenses in the form of mortgage payments, property taxes, property insurance, utilities, and property management fees, they find the actual profits that landlords make to be significantly higher in poor neighborhoods.I wonder if they accounted for the the higher levels of non-payment of rents, eviction costs, damage to the property, and time spent maintaining these properties? 

This means you have to stand out from the rest, so asking the key questions & getting the key answers WHILE having a regular conversation will warn you bonus points.

I definitely see agents licensed in RI and MA pretty regularly though.