Atlanta Property Management

[Michael Giuffre]

I'm in the process of buying my first rental property in the Bouldercrest Acres area of Atlanta (30316) and am trying to determine if j should use a property management company right out the gate. It seems like it would be easier to have the Mgmt company show the house, procure a tenant at a good rental rate and manage month to month but is it worth the 10% monthly fee and 1 month rent fee for placement if I only have one rental? I'm open to self managing but looking for those with more experience to give advice. Does anyone have a good property management company in Atlanta they can refer? I'm speaking with MJ Howard company now and they're actually attending walk throughs of the properties with me before I put in offers so they seem to be worth their potential fees (noted above). Any input or recommendations?