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Count your hours before you count the fee

Most self-manage-versus-hire comparisons only weigh the management fee against rent. The expensive side is usually your own time — and the vacancy days, turnover costs and late-payment cycles that a slower process produces. The calculator prices all of it.

What to do with your result

  1. Fill in your actual hours from the last three months, not a typical month.
  2. Price your time at what you would charge, or what you would pay someone else to do it.
  3. Compare total cost, not fee — including vacancy days and turnover.

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Provided for general informational purposes. Not legal, tax, accounting or investment advice. Figures are illustrative and depend on your own market, property and circumstances.