Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that a property management professional in Fairlington performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for rental investors: never share your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Fairlington will often ask to change lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there. A tenant can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the owner to give into a request that is counter to the owner's own interests.

The result 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 tenant will take all matters to the property owner, which cost the landlord 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 rental investor to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a property owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the landlord to second-guess our work.