single unit landlord here… i’ve done the management myself, and i currently use a management firm (which charges me a very reasonable percentage each month). i

single unit landlord here… i’ve done the management myself, and i currently use a management firm (which charges me a very reasonable percentage each month). i made the shift because i was tired of having to deal with every minor crisis myself, take time away from work to (for example) meet prospective tenants, get a new AC installed, handle the make-ready process, etc. i had a good long stretch with one tenant that was low-maintenance but they moved out suddenly with very little notice (add managing the lease agreement to the list of stuff i don’t like doing as a landlord) and a lot of work i had to do to clean up after them. all things considered, i’m happy to fork over 5% each month to someone else to deal with those headaches.