So many aspiring landlords have the faulty perception that owning rental property is like a dream come true. You sit back and collect the rent—automatically of course—while your tenants take the utmost care of your properties and look after them as though they were their own. Cut to an image of the property owner running off to comfortably retire on a beach-side village in the Caribbean, and the tenant continuing to reside in the property forever – and ever. See more here
Source: The Top 9 Reasons You Need a Property Manager – FlipNerd Blog