When you choose to hire a property manager, it is likely the result of deciding to change your life as a rental owner. Most owners, who have tried to manage their property, eventually face a decision to sell or hire a manager.  It is not easy being the landlord and maintaining a professional distance from the tenants.   It is almost impossible if you are not located within a short drive from the home.   A rental owner, who has self-managed their properties, may find it difficult to relinquish certain practices when they hire a manager.   Sometimes the new property manager learns about a practice from the tenant, or the owner asks about it when signing the management agreement.  When identified, the rental owner should be reminded that stopping the practice is important to achieving the goals they desired when they decided to hire a property manager.

Here is a list of a 4 self-management practices that need to stop when you hire a manager.  Doing so will allow the rental owner to achieve the freedom and efficiency they desire.