We wouldn't consider renting our OBX property without a management company. In The Villages, the options are far better to advertise your property and find a home watch you are comfortable using. A management company will take care of the advertising, lease, collecting the rents, cleaning, and paying necessary taxes. A home watch will oversee the property, be on call, and you are responsible for all the other items.
We settled in March and have had tremendous success with renting the property ourselves until we can retire. By doing this, we save a tremendous amount of money with management fees. There is one management company, when we were checking, that charged the owner to stay in their own home. I understand they may limit an owner to 14 days because that is the IRS rule, but to charge is simply ridiculous.
It will be more work for you to handle the rentals yourself, but you will gain financially.
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