It's quite easy to be an absentee landlord without having to pay for professional property management.
1. Online banking is your savior. You can pay all your bills, and verify that your tenants have made payments.
2. Give your tenants the direct number of your trusted handyman, and your email if they need to talk to you directly. Skype them if necessary. Have your handyman report back to you on the condition of the property and anything else. Don't worry about cameras. Don't tell your tenants you are leaving the country.
3. Most cities you can find a business that will file in rent court and represent you on your behalf. It is cheap because they are not lawyers and most "trials" are quickly ruled in favor of landlord.
4. Have somebody who can open and scan your mail. If you don't have anybody, there are businesses that will do it for you for a small monthly fee.
1. Online banking is your savior. You can pay all your bills, and verify that your tenants have made payments.
2. Give your tenants the direct number of your trusted handyman, and your email if they need to talk to you directly. Skype them if necessary. Have your handyman report back to you on the condition of the property and anything else. Don't worry about cameras. Don't tell your tenants you are leaving the country.
3. Most cities you can find a business that will file in rent court and represent you on your behalf. It is cheap because they are not lawyers and most "trials" are quickly ruled in favor of landlord.
4. Have somebody who can open and scan your mail. If you don't have anybody, there are businesses that will do it for you for a small monthly fee.