I have a 3 bedroomed detached property, which was my mothers house, which I rent out. There is about one quarter acre garden attached to the house. The property is in Limerick. I feel now that it is now better to leave the property vacant than rent it - and just wondered if anyone else had felt this in relation to their own rental properties. I get e800 per month for the property, there is no mortgage on it - this is really the top rent for this type of house in the area. The management fee is 98 per month as I live about 120km from the property. I pay tax at almost 50 per cent as I am in the higher tax bracket due to my job, this together with a gardener who costs 600 per year and maintenance, USC, PRSI etc. makes it uneconomical to rent out the house - I calculated that after all the taxes were paid, maintenance done etc, I have about e100 per month from the house for loads of headache and grief. I have thought about selling the property, but the property would now not make what my mother bought it for in 2002. Any advice/comment would be really welcome.