Communications With The Tenant

One of the most critical services that a property management expert in Alexandria performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for property owners: never share your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Alexandria will often ask to break lease provisions, or make 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 ambush an uniformed rental investor at a moment of weakness causing the property owner to give into a request that is against the property owner's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take all matters to the property owner, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the owner. 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 owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

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