Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that a property management expert in Northern Virginia performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the owner. The best practice is for the property owner to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for property owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Northern Virginia may ask to change lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the landlord to grant a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

The result of giving into what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take every question to the landlord, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the property owner 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 crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the property owner's interests. It's harder to do that job when the tenant is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.