Communications With The Tenant

One of the most critical services that your property manager in Prince William County performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Prince William County may ask to break lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there. A tenant can catch an uniformed rental investor at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to give into a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal all matters to the landlord, which cost the owner time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the rental investor. 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 owner at strange hours or with various requests.

 

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