Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary services that a property manager in Northern Virginia performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Northern Virginia typically ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the rules exist. A renter can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to give into a request that is against the owner's own interests.

The result of giving into a seemingly simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take every question to the property owner, which cost the property owner time and effort.

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

 

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