Managing interactions with a renter in Fairfax County
One of the most important duties that a property manager in Fairfax County performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for property owners: never share your contact information with the renter.
Tenants in Fairfax County typically ask to change rules, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions exist. A renter can ambush an uniformed rental investor at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to give into a request that is against the owner's own interests.
The result of acceding to a seemingly simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will take every question to the landlord, which cost the owner time and effort.
Tenants will use contact with the 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 owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.
We're paid to be your defend the owner's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the owner to second-guess our work.
Landlord Reference
a useful archive for landlords in Fairfax County
- Before you lease out your investment in Fairfax County
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During tenancy
- End of tenancy and what happens when a tenant breaks the lease
- How does the landlord get paid?
- How your property management company handles the association and your community
- How your property management company handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Management finds tenants
- Insurance matters for rental investors using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Fairfax County property owner responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your rental investment in Fairfax County
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental
- When landlords don't yet know their new address
- Vetting tenants in Fairfax County