✨ SELF-MANAGING vs HIRING A PROPERTY MANAGER ✨Thinking of renting your place out?

Dee, I reall hope this helps you a bit, I sent you a direct messge on Bigger Pockets... it's one of the reasons I do this, I hope you can assist.

You should listen to the people you hire to get their opinion, but you should lead the effort.

Do most of you hire a company and how often do they come? 

Are you saying basically just hire him as a contractor?

On the other hand, if the tenant is required to hire a local company for trash pick-up, this house has a long, fairly steep driveway.

So, the 500+ hours you worked could potentially count for this year.Once you hire a property management company, it can be harder to meet material participation requirements, but if you're still heavily involved in maintaining and updating the property, it could help.

Be careful hiring a freelance bookkeeper overseas. 

Some investors I work with act as the GC and subcontract parts themselves, while others hire a GC to manage the whole project.

Was initially planning to hire a property management company, but after some discussion and given the property quality, I am going to self-manage.