I have NOT started putting a team together in these markets (Northern NJ and Atlanta, GA MSA) but before I began I'm interested in what those of you who invest out of state do to build your "boots on the ground" teams.

What can we write into our lease and our rules to combat arguments?

haha they used to mainly be in Norwalk but they gave trustee sales the boot a year or two agoTo look up liens, call your title company's customer service linePostponed for a number of reasons, BK is probably the most popular.  

The chemistry between her and the owner was odd/combative, and I'm having a hard time figuring her out.

Do you have boots on the ground who manage this for you? 

I hope this helps and gives a very quick and a little "boots on the ground" look at Lackawanna County. 

I am guessing if you don't like them you can give them the boot.

Having some "boots on the ground" is a must when buying/investing remotely.

Partnering with people is a strategy and investing in places where you have boots on the ground like where you cousins live or good friends so they can keep an eye on it for you.

I guess in that case you have to have lots of trust in the property manager or whoever has boots on the ground.