Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in Page County often ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed rental investor at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is counter to the rental investor's own interests.

The result of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will appeal every question to the owner, which cost the owner time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the property owner to build a personal relationship with the property 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 strange hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the rental investor's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.