Located in Utah. 

Some questions I have:

• What's the best way to collect rent as a landlord? I imagine electronic is best. I would initially shy away from Venmo, as it seems like it would break the co-mingling of cash requirement for an LLC (technically, not allowed by Venmo unless a business account).  
• What's the best way to do a background check on potential tenants? I assume this is worth doing? 
• Is it worth paying a lawyer to create an LLC and associated documents?  I've created LLC for a super small side business I have, but a rental property would have much more likelihood of having legal issues. 
• The property would be about an hour away from me.  I wouldn't be able to timely take care of issues due to the distance and work.  I'm weighing the options of hiring a management company or finding a handyman who I can hire for specific jobs.  Between renters would likely be a mix of me and the handyman for any repairs and getting it ready to rent. 

What other tips/suggestions do you have?