We help our clients "manage the managers" and have found that beyond just the normal screening questions you would ask mentioned above, find one with a good track record, clear and easy to understand financial accounting software and is CLOSE or specializes in the area of your property. 

Here legally speaking our rental minimum is 1 year and it's normal for people rent houses and apartments for 3/4 years.

Once the world returns to some sort of normal, whatever this new normal may be, Im looking to invest in real estate and start building a portfolio. 

Normally the house should be deemed smoke and pest free to some level in the lease or paperwork in signing.

I was looking to move to live in the Miami area this month but its postponed due to the virus..The plan was to find a job with a property management company and although the plan hasn't changed only postponed, my question is are these companies still working ( i guess they are ) but are they hiring as normal.

If someone bought a property and wanted you to bring it to market (ie do everything needed to list the property) and wanted you to manage it for them (ie be the host) what would normal terms be?

It's normal to charge a few hundred dollars' deposit and $20-30 a month per pet in my market. 

You can also claim depreciation, HOA and other normal business expenses.

The tenant though has to give compensation and not cause damage beyond excess normal wear and tear. 

Just make sure you find someone who has similar lifestyle as you (noise/cleanliness/etc) - vet them just like you would a normal tenant and interview to get a sense of their personality.3) I purchased in 2015 so prices were lower than now (from a cashflow perspective), so may be harder to attain now, but the other 2 units + 2 parking spaces paid for all the expenses w/approx $400 left over... but I also sacrificed area to get a good deal/income I wanted.