Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that a property management professional in Lorton performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for landlords: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

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

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will appeal every question to the property owner, which cost the property owner time and effort.

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

 

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