Well my opinion may not be popular, but I'm gonna state it anyway. I think you may just have "bad" (annoying) tenants. It sounds like you might think the tenants are calling you for minor things. I've read on this forum several times lately of renters complaining about leases that state something along the lines of "Any repairs under $50 are the tenants' responsibility". This is a tactic busy landlords use, not to be "cheap" as some people may think, but to reduce the phone calls and complaints for minor things like batteries in smoke detectors, light bulbs, etc. If this is not already in your lease, you can still nicely let your tenants know their issues are not emergencies. Health and safety concerns, like heating, always require an immediate response. But most things, you can wait and handle when you can. For example, recently someone called on a Thursday because their dryer wasn't working. I did not have to drop everything and run over there. But by Sunday night, they had a working dryer and they were happy. One time with a particularly needy tenant, I sent her a certified letter telling her that all non-emergencies issues should be sent in an email, and I would respond within one business day. For emergencies only was she to call my cell phone. There really shouldn't be day to day phone contact; most tenants months go by and I don't hear from them. Don't let this experience sway you away from real estate. This may sound harsh or cold, but the reality is, if you switch to a property manager, your tenants will not get immediate service anyway. They will probably have a number to leave a voicemail or an email address to report issues, and they will be tended to when the company gets to it. Think of yourself as a business, and not your tenants' friend that they should call at 10pm to say the grout on the tile is starting to look discolored.