Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Alexandria Crossing typically ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed rental investor at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to grant a request that is against the property 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 renter will appeal all matters 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 rental investor. 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 property owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the property owner's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the renter is going to ask the property owner to second-guess our work.