Communications With The Tenant

One of the most critical services that a property management expert in Northern Virginia performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the landlord to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for rental investors: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Northern Virginia may ask to change lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the property owner to give into a request that is counter to the rental investor's own interests.

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

Tenants will use contact with the property owner to build a personal relationship with the landlord. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the property owner 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 tenant is going to ask the rental investor to second-guess our work.