Communications With The Tenant

One of the most critical services that your property manager in Forest Edge performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for property owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Forest Edge will often ask to change lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the owner to give into a request that is counter to 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 renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will take all matters to the rental investor, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the property owner 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 tenant can hound or harass a rental investor at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

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