Which one is more of a Landlord time waster?In what order?Annual property maintenance and repair emergenciesMarketing your vacancyManaging your applicants and applicant screening

I don't see them as wasting your time as they are part of the business you're in. You may as well ask a bus driver what wastes his time the most, stopping at a stop, opening and closing the doors, or pulling away from the stop. It's all a function of his job.

Sorry I agree. none of those are time wasters. If I had to call one it would be marketing. I hate making appointments for folks who either do not show or as soon as I meet them I know I won't rent to them.

The only thing I can think of as a time waster is if I get a call from someone I know won't really be interested in the location of a house or two I have. These are in fairly "sketchy" areas and past history has shown some young female named Ashley or Jennifer just isn't likely to feel comfortable with that area. They'll call because these are small houses and not very expensive rent wise. They typically always ask about the neighborhood and I suspect I know what they are asking but I can't comment on the racial makeup of who lives in the area. Instead I encourage them to drive by the house to view it and the yard and that gives them a chance to see the area. I very rarely hear back from them.

Managing your applicants will take up the most amount of time, followed by repairs then marketing.

So far good responses thank-you!We learned most landlords don't like re leasing hassles, dealing with flaky applicants.. We also learned landlords believe maintenance is of the utmost importance, and possibly the biggest pain point.

Marketing for sure. You have to sift a lot of gravel to get a gem. Even with a tight market and aggressive pre-screening, agents and managers get stood up a lot, and prospects who "don't have an agent" often call multiple people, indifferent to how much of other people's time and gas they are wasting. I like fishing, I hate having to throw them back...

Time WASTER? Not sure about that. NONE of these items are a waste of time. What will take the most time though? Maintenance, Screening/applicants, Marketing. And that makes sense right? The property is your investment. You spend the most time taking care of your investment, then making sure the people you trust with that investment deserve it, and lastly - posting on craigslist.