Should I Rent or Sell my property?

[Zach Carner]

My wife and I will be stationed in Washington next year. We currently own a house in Charleston, SC and we were thinking about selling it. However I've been hearing a lot about real estate investing and renting our property is a great idea. I would love other input because it seems pretty daunting. Our house was bought for $270,000 and is estimated at $308,000 right now. The neighborhood is brand new and upcoming in a nice area.

I've reached out to a few property management companies to see what they would charge. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated and what sort of stuff we should weigh when making this decision, thanks!