Question about the Property Management expense for self-managed

[Brian H.]

Hey all!

So I have been doing a lot of analysis lately on possible SFH in the area to buy and hold. I do not plan to pay someone to manage my properties anytime in the near or even somewhat distant future. When I take the property management expense out of my analysis, every home I am looking at seems a lot more approachable in terms of cash flow and ROI... should I still be leaving it in there? I take nothing out of my business at this point. I have a full time job that pays me well. I reinvest everything into the business to keep growing. Thanks for any help/advice!