Your agent is a selling agent ... why is she not working to get buyers rather than renters. If it were me, I'd go with renting the house only if you could not find buyers. Is your real estate agent also into property management? I would contact a real estate lawyer in your community to make sure you are well protected and a thorough background check would be mandatory. I've had good renters that were wonderful, especially when I lived near the rental property but the hellish ones have far outnumbered the good ones and in one case it took almost a year to evict one group. Document carefully and thoroughly.