In my area I would pay a laborer $80-100 per day and a handyman $100-150 per day depending on the type of work and the skill and experience of the person.

As a new, out of state investor, unless you have a lot of time, skills and knowledge, you might want to consider working with a good turn key company, otherwise, there are a lot of moving parts and a lot of different people that you need to line up and you have to get it right with every one of them.

I have never worked as a manager but I do know that people skills are high on the list of qualifications.

Real estate requires lots of money sales skills and good credit .

Will you maintain marketable skills to rejoin the workforce in a more palatable occupation?

after being gone for almost exactly a month (I left on April 19, got home May 16). 3 weeks of 6 ten-hour-days of hands-on rehab (with a great crew of workers), and another 5 days of before prep, after mop-up & travel.Everything is mostly done -- the tenants are skilled enough to fix the remaining items  - drywall texture, baseboard throughout the house, put in a few doors, replace some outlets, & install a range hood, replace cupboard doors, finish painting touch-up, & replace outside gate.

Leaning to screen and manage tenants is another key skill to having a decent stress free live as a landlord. 

It's just two different ways to do it based on your budget & amount of time / skill you want to put into it.

@Jeff Koehler put an ad on craigslist, or learn a simple skill that a flipper would find handy. 

@Mike S. you'll certainly learn a fair amount about the process as an LP, but if you really want to get involved in the day to day you'll likely need to find a Sponsor who is willing to let you get in on the GP side in return for some specific skill(s) you bring to the table (deal sourcing, underwriting, capital raising, bookkeeping, etc.).