{"id":18787,"date":"2018-11-30T18:41:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T18:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=18787"},"modified":"2018-11-30T18:41:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T18:41:44","slug":"6-signs-its-time-to-hire-a-property-management-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/6-signs-its-time-to-hire-a-property-management-company\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Signs It&#8217;s Time To Hire A Property Management Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost everyone knows that owning an investment property is one of the safest and best long-term investments a person can make. Not only is an investment property an excellent way to create a regular passive income, but you\u2019ll also be able to benefit from the property\u2019s long-term appreciation, while also paying down your mortgage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, that doesn\u2019t mean that owning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\" title=\"rental property\">rental property<\/a> doesn\u2019t have its own set of drawbacks. In fact, managing a property can be a rather stressful and time-consuming job, not to mention the added stresses of having to find good long-term tenants and taking care of all the odds and ends around the property. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-management\" title=\"Property Management\">property management<\/a> companies can take on a lot of the extra work that comes with owning an investment property. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, many people are left wondering if it\u2019s worth hiring a management company to help them out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we\u2019ve come up with 6 sure-fire signs that will tell you when it\u2019s time to hire a property management company. So, you might want to hire a property manager if:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Managing Your Property Is Consuming Your Life<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To begin with, if taking care of your rental property is consuming your life and you just don\u2019t want to have to deal with it any longer, it\u2019s probably a good idea to hire a property management company. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By hiring one, you\u2019re almost guaranteed to notice a significant increase in the amount of free time you have, which in turn, can lead to an overall improvement to the quality of your business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll also have more peace of mind at the end of the day since tasks such as screening tenants, writing up lease contracts, and maintaining the property will all be taken care of for you. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Property management companies are meant to take care of all the tedious jobs that used to consume your life. Month after month, you\u2019ll be able to rest easy knowing that everything is being taken care of for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>You Live Far Away From Your Rental<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who don\u2019t live near their investment property, hiring a property management company in the area can drastically improve your situation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll no longer have to make frequent trips to go and check on how your property is holding up and you won\u2019t have to visit the property to take care of small jobs such as picking up your rent checks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By hiring a local company to manage your property, you\u2019ll be able to hand over most of the responsibility and simply rely on their skills and assets to take care of all the necessary tasks, which will keep things running smoothly no matter where you are. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>You Own More Than One Rental Property or Unit<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one person, it can be a complete nightmare to try and manage more than one rental property, especially if you own properties with more than one unit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, most landlords find out that taking care of just a few rental units can quickly turn into a full-time job. If this is the case, hiring a property management company can be extremely beneficial and it is an excellent way to lighten your workload of dealing with multiple properties. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The management company will likely assign a manager or superintendent to each one of your properties, which ensures that everything from monthly maintenance checks and care through to the advertising and marketing of vacant units will be taken care of properly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>You\u2019re Short On Time<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all landlords will have the time to be able to take care of everything properly. And because of this, many landlords end up cutting corners when it comes to proper property management procedures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, this can lead to maintenance jobs not being performed properly due to their lack of time, which could end up costing a lot of extra money in the long run. For example, not screening your tenants properly could have dire consequences if they turn out to be bad renters who never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/rent-on-time\" title=\"pay their rent\">pay their rent<\/a> on time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, by hiring a property management company, you\u2019ll benefit from having much more free time and you won\u2019t have to worry about a thing when it comes to your rental property. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Property Management Just Isn\u2019t Your Thing<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be easy to understand how managing a property can be a stressful job. You have to spend time dealing with tenant complaints and screening new tenant applications; every now and then, you\u2019ll have to negotiate with contractors when work needs to be done to your property. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if this doesn\u2019t sound ideal to you and you\u2019re looking for more of a \u201chands-off\u201d type of approach to your investment, then you might want to seriously consider hiring a property management company to help you out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>You Don\u2019t Want The Legal Liability That Comes With Renting<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s no secret that renting out your property comes with a whole lot of legal responsibilities. And if you\u2019re not on top of your local landlord and tenant laws, you could easily wind up in a whole lot of legal trouble, which, of course, you don\u2019t want or need. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when you hire a property management company, you\u2019ll have someone who knows the ins and outs of your local laws working on your side. This can provide you with some much needed and extremely valuable legal protection. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Are You Renting Out Your Property?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re already renting or have been thinking about renting out your property, it might be a good idea to consider hiring a property management company to help you out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only will this take a lot of the work out of the job for you, but it will also provide you with a significant amount of peace of mind when it comes to having your property rented out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if you find yourself in any of the situations mentioned above, it might be time to hire a property management company. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Author Bio<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Sabine Ghali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is Director at Buttonwood Property Management, a property management company in Toronto. She is an entrepreneur at heart who endeavors to help investors create real estate wealth over time in the Greater Toronto Area. You can see a full list of services that Buttonwood offers at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/buttonwood.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buttonwood.ca<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost everyone knows that owning an investment property is one of the safest and best long-term investments a person can make. 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