Then just ask: Hey, since you moved out of state I was wondering what your intentions were with this house.

We invest in some deals because they meet our Hurdle Rate/Return on Investment objectives. 

This is where everyone started.Residential investing is very forgiving by nature, you have to try hard to really screw it up.

What was your initial investment into bitcoin (if you don't mind sharing, and how long were you invested?)

@Daniel LangRecommend 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.

@Parker BullardFrom my experience, house hacking is a great way to reduce housing costs by renting out part of a property, like a duplex or triplex.

Given your mobility for duty posts you can really ramp up your real estate portfolio while serving.Every time they got stationed somewhere they would purchase a property to live in using their VA and house hack.

I personally would avoid over investing in this unit.

I started investing here in 2016 so it's been 8-9 years for me.

I have some in-house laborers for any large projects but sometimes value add can even be raising rents to market or finding an off market gem.