Self-Management Cost Calculator
What Does Self-Managing Your Property Really Cost?
Most landlords underestimate the true cost of self-management. This calculator adds up your time, vacancy, maintenance markup, and legal exposure — then compares it to professional management.
Your Property & Time
1 units
1 units20 units
$2,000
$500$6000
$75/hr
$25/hr$300/hr
8 hrs
1 hrs20 hrs
30 days
7 days90 days
15%
0%30%
Annual Cost of Self-Managing
Your time (8 hrs/unit/mo)
$7,200Vacancy cost (30 days)
$2,000Maintenance markup (15%)
$3,600Legal/compliance exposure (est.)
$720Total annual cost of self-managing$13,520
That's 56.3% of your gross rental income
Annual Cost of Professional Management
Management fee (8% of rent)$1,920
Vacancy cost (15 days avg)$1,000
Total annual cost$2,920
That's 12.2% of your gross rental income
Annual Savings with Professional Management
$10,600
Professional management saves you approximately $10,600 per year — while eliminating the time, stress, and legal exposure of self-management.
This calculator provides estimates for illustrative purposes only. Actual costs vary by property, market conditions, and management approach. Legal exposure estimates are illustrative and not legal advice.
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