Owning a single-family rental house can be challenging. You must deal with: repairs & paying repairmen, cleaning, utilities, screening tenants, writing leases, Texas Law & the property code, liability issues, door lock rekeys, smoke alarm property codes, correctly withholding the security deposit for tenant-caused damages, pets, assistance animals (there is a difference), collecting rent, meeting tenants, keeping up with changes in the law, evicting a bad tenant, and many more things.

You can handle these tasks yourself or hire a professional property manager. Managers charge 8% to 12% of the collected rent monthly. Most managers will take care of all items listed above. The owner must pay for these expenses, but the manager will coordinate all the work. Some managers add a surcharge for repairs. There could be other fees such as a "leasing fee" for finding a tenant. 

Texcen Realty charges a flat property management fee of $118 per month with no percentage of the rent — see how our management works →Texcen Realty has no repair surcharges. This could potentially save an owner thousands of dollars compared to the percentage fees most management companies charge. Always shop around for the best fit & ask for all fees associated with the service. Check Google reviews to see how happy other people are!