In my opinion trust is earned, and $500 for one service call adds up quickly.

A long distance property manager you can trust is the ONLY WAY long distance investing works…so you have that going for you.

Trust me, a great CPA is worth every dollar!

Their support is great, and trust me you would need it.

I wouldn't trust them to repair things correctly.

In our case, we made the effort because a) we're on our 7th property, b) we have sufficient reserves to weather ups and downs with the property c) we have an attorney we've previously worked with and trust to help us with the resident ejectment, d) the purchase price was low enough to give us sufficient room for error, e) we have contractors with whom we've worked who we believe can timely renovate the property and f) we were prepared to get it wrong and either lose money on this or sell the property at break-even, a small profit or a small loss. 

Find a good one you trust and leverage their relationships to build out the rest of the team.You could set up draws for yourself at certain milestones to get paid if the capital is open to it.

Trust me, I've been there.

Chase moved WAMU executives retirement accounts (previously fully funded $800 million) into rabbi trusts, took the money, and later bankrupted retirement accounts.TPG survived the hit.

A Living Trust drafted by your attorney where you have a familial relationship as trustees maybe something to explore.