Communications With The Tenant

One of the most critical duties that any property management expert in Beaumont performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the rental investor. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for property owners: never share your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Beaumont often ask to break lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the rules are there. A renter can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to give into a request that is against the owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take every question to the owner, which cost the owner time and effort.

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

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's more difficult to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the owner to overrule our work.