Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important services that a property management professional in Arlington_village performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the landlord to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Renters in Arlington_village may ask to change rules, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A tenant can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to give into a request that is counter to the owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal every question to the property owner, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the property owner. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the 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 more difficult to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the rental investor to overrule our work.