Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in Woodbridge often ask to break rules, 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 landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the property owner to give into a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

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

Tenants will use contact with the 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 tenant can hound or harass a owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

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