I"m with you, Sean..i'm a pretty versatile handyman and the wife thought it no obstacle to having a rental place for me to do the work (what she calls "a boy job") but it sure was a consideration for me as i didn't want service calls at all hours and such from renters. i use a property management company who take care of many situations like this, have trades if needed contacted. unless it's between 9pm and 6am, as specified by me, they will contact tradespeople directly but i get the deduction for the "contracting" of them. the price varies considerably for property management companies so be forewarned if you go this route to get good references and ask questions. but get a good company, and it really does make the rental proposition painless.