., you'll be doing the smart thing and hiring a property manager, even if tenants aren't paying because it's not for their sake but for the sake of the property and for you.

If you plan to move away in 2 years and not hire a property manager, your time horizon looks like 2 years to a sale.Do you still want to be a landlord?

You trust your new 'team' on the ground.You have no idea how to manage a property with the low quality tenants.You buy in an area no PM will manage,You hire a PM that takes what little money is paid for rent for expenses or fees.What can not go wrong?

So I've considered paying a friend say $50 a tour for getting a vacant unit leased and hiring contractors for repairs that come up when the unit is occupied since the tenant can let them in.

@Jack B.At what level of cashflow did you hire a CPA?

I also look at Google reviews but they're easy to fake - the companies who fake the reviews/hire someone to write the reviews typically have them written by accounts with 1-3 total Google reviews total and so when I look at the Google reviews I take them with a grain of salt unless most reviews come from strong accounts (accounts with a good amount of reviews). 

I may hire a property manager who charges 20% and they can get $100 per night for my place.

We have a tenant who hired a truck and crew to help him move out of a unit that we own.

Is it at the spray with bleach and all is well stage or is it extensive and will take hiring a specialist? 

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.