Guide to Annandale Real Estate

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• Do you live and work not far from your rental property? Northern Virginia and to a certain extent Annandale is a very transient area. Northern Virginia has more than our share of military, diplomats, State Department, political appointees and academia.  If you're getting transferred across the country or around the world, it might be a good idea to let a professional manage your rental. Even simple tasks can get complicated very quickly when you aren't around to manage the details.
• Do you want to handle the details of property management? Some landlords look forward to the task of identifying reliable tenants. Some landlords find that managing maintence and managing little tasks is rewarding. Hence, they like fielding calls at strange hours. But, if you don't want more work, you might not want the work of managing your own property. If, you don't want the work from the day-to-day tasks, you are smart to consider employing a rental property manager to handle your rental property.
• Do you like argue with your renters? If you have tenants, eventually you will have to deal with disagreements. Even if you find hands-on management rewarding of the property, you may not find wrestling your renters is fun. More importantly, if you're not a professional property manager, you can get in a mess quickly if you don't understand tenant's right. If you've already got your hands full, then the last thing you want is more to worry about. Accordingly, hiring a property manager may be a good (and tax deductible) expense.
• Can you afford the cost? Let's face it. hiring a rental property manager is much more attractive choice if if your cash flow is positive.  If monthly cash-flow is not a problem, you'll likely save money by employing a rental property manager and writing off the expense.  But if at the end of every month cash is tight, you might not want to engage a rental property manager.
• Can you afford the risk? Do you understand the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act? Do you understand the tenant's rights? Do you understand your duties?  The more you understand property management in today's litigious society the more you'll understand the value of having an expert in your corner.
• Do you have maintenance people? Every investment needs repairs. If your tenant emails in need of property upkeep will you know who to phone and what to do in a timely fashion? Do you know which repairs are the property owner's expense and which repairs are a tenant expense. If not, you may want to think about employing a rental property manager.