Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Hemingway often ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the owner to grant a request that is against the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to what appears to be simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will appeal every question to the rental investor, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

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

 

We're paid to be your defend the landlord's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the renter is going to ask the landlord to overrule our work.