Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary services that a property manager in Olde_towne_alexandria performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Olde_towne_alexandria will often ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is against the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take every question to the rental investor, which cost the property owner 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 property owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a landlord at unreasonable hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's harder to do that job when the renter is going to ask the owner to second-guess our work.