Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary duties that your property management expert in 199426 Thumb performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the landlord. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for landlords: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Renters in 199426 Thumb will often ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the property owner to grant a request that is against the owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take all matters to the rental investor, which cost the owner time and effort.

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

 

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