Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary duties that any property management professional in Stanley performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for landlords: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Stanley will often ask to break lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A tenant can ambush an uniformed owner 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 acceding to a seemingly simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal all matters to the landlord, which cost the property owner time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the landlord. 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 rental investor at strange hours or with various 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 landlord to overrule our work.