Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important services that your property manager in Northern Virginia performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the landlord to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for landlords: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Northern Virginia often ask to change lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to give into a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal all matters to the owner, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the owner to build a personal relationship with the property owner. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the landlord to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the owner's interests. It's harder to do that job when the tenant is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.