Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in Woodbridge may ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property manager knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

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

Renters 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 rental investor to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a rental investor at strange hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

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