Hire a management company, less pain!
Depends on number of rentals, easy to manage and travel to manage is tax deductible. Get a handyman on retainer. If you want zero hands on pay management company.
I did this for over 2 years and would recommend to rent on your own. I had a pleasant experience. Use services as Rentalutions to post and create lease and application verification. Rent out while you are still in town. Keep a local plumber/electrician in the know. I only spent $60 in repairs in 2 years. I was genuine to my tenants and explained them that they can either fix the damage or pay for it. I also kept rent towards high end to attract right kind of tenants. I never had a vacancy in 2 years. I used smartlocks and cameras remotely to show the place and video calls to discuss while they were looking.
Thanks for the advice
I rent from someone who is remote. So I would presume it very much depends on the tenant.