Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in Woodstock often ask to break rules, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions exist. A tenant can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to grant a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will take every question to the landlord, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the owner to build a personal relationship with the landlord. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the rental investor to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a property owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's more difficult to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the landlord to overrule our work.