Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary duties that your property management expert in Lorton performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the landlord. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for landlords: never share your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Lorton typically ask to break rules, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can catch an uniformed rental investor at a moment of weakness causing the property owner to give into a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal every question to the property owner, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the owner to build a personal relationship with the owner. 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 protect the owner's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the rental investor to overrule our work.