When to move from self-manage to hiring property management?

[Veronique Leroy]

Hi!

We currently own 26 doors and in the process of acquiring 17 more. We have been self-managing our units for the past 5 years. Maintenance is getting heavier and management in general is more time consuming with more units on board. 

I'd like to know what other investors, that self-manage (or used to), think about the number of doors at which makes more sense to hire the property management instead of self-managing your properties?