Communications With The Tenant

One of the important duties that any property management professional in Woodbridge performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the property owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for rental investors: never share your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Woodbridge often ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the property owner to grant a request that is against the landlord's own interests.

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

Renters will use contact with the property owner to build a personal relationship with the rental investor. 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 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 renter is going to ask the rental investor to overrule our work.