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Rental property owners provide consumers a product known as shelter. Property managers, who either work for themselves or as the agents for an unrelated third-party owner, handle the day-to-day aspects of making sure that the provided shelter meets their customers’ needs. Put another way, as either a property manager or property owner, your obligation is to provide your customers a decent place to live in exchange for the payment of rent. Although property management doesn’t seem very complex, you can avoid the many mistakes unprepared property managers make by knowing what you’re getting into.

The following sections give you a quick overview of the pros and cons of property management. Chapter 2 provides more in-depth analysis of these advantages and disadvantages for a residential rental property owner to help you determine whether self-management of your rental property is the right choice for you.