Small PHAs are more rural and may managed owned and non-owned housing, non-owned being Sec 8.

People on here are overreacting to this issue, with over 2 million rental homes in California I'm going to go out on a limb and say the ones that have issues with tenants, generally, are the poorer managed ones. 

You may need a construction manager (a guy a friend who is organized doesn't need to be a pro trades person but doesn't use or party) to daily boots on site be orchestrating who is on first and that no one steals your supplies.

I'm hoping to connect with other California investors in the same boat and learn from people who successfully manage properties out of state.

It will help you read the law, gives practical advice on how to manage, and provides some sample forms.

I am a 21 year old investor based out of Brooklyn, NY w/ two investments properties (payed off mortgage) that I manage and I have been pushing forward and researching and reading and learning as much as I I can about real estate.

As I tell all individuals wanting to invest out of state, regardless of the market, your success rate will largely depend on the resourcefulness and reliability of your team (agent, lender, property manager, contractor).

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Hey Rachel, One side note is that Landlord's choice varies a lot but I'd take a look at local listings that do have a professional property manager and review their screening criteria.

We will have three STRs by the end of the month and our goal is to scale to probably 10 that we will own and self manage.