Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that a property management expert in Fairfax County performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for owners: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Fairfax County may ask to change lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there. A tenant can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to grant a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The result of giving into a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take every question to the property owner, which cost the owner time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the owner. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the property owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a landlord at odd hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's more difficult to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the owner to overrule our work.