Newbie here should I hire an agent to rent out my duplex?

[Christina Acevedo]

Newbie here, should I use a realtor to rent my duplex?

[Matt Pastier]

@Christina Acevedo Congrats on your duplex! If you have the time/ability I recommend trying to do it yourself. No one is going to be as concerned about getting good tenants as you, and at the end of the day I’d rather have a place vacant than have one filled with a bad tenant. Once you get a system in place it becomes easier. Two things that help me the most are setting qualification standards (many unqualified prospects will self eliminate) and doing open houses to save the back and forth of private showings.