Property Management vs. Self-Managing: The Real Cost Comparison for DC Landlords

The math looks obvious at first. Your property rents for $2,800 per month. A property manager charges 8% to 10%. That’s $224 to $280 every month going to someone else to do a job you could theoretically do yourself. Why would you pay that? I’ve had this conversation with landlords hundreds of times over 15 […]