Am I able to hire my own in house Property Manager?

[Robert Delgado]

Hey Everyone,

I am wondering if I am able to hire my own property manager that would work for my company? It seems that you have to go through a real estate agency, and have a licensed agent do it for you. I ask because I know someone personally that is currently a property manager of a complex and they do not have a real estate license. I  want to try to find someone to be an employee and handle the property management duties for me. I am located in Delaware by the way.

Thanks,

Tyler Delgado  

[Fred Heller]

Not giving legal advice. Regardless of the various laws regarding real estate licensing, the one thing that is pretty universal is that you don't need a license to manage property you own. As long as your property manager is your direct employee and managing properties you own, there shouldn't be a problem.

Having said that, the fact that you don't need a license to manage properties you own does not exempt you from your state's landlord/tenant laws or federal laws like Fair Housing. You should make sure that anyone you hire as a manager for your properties is well versed on these laws.