Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Jamestown_village may ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A renter can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the property owner to give into a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will appeal every question to the landlord, which cost the owner time and effort.

Renters 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 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 various requests.

 

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