Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary services that your property manager in Alexandria performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for rental investors: never share your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Alexandria may ask to change lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the rules exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed rental investor at a moment of ignorance causing the property owner to grant a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will appeal every question to the property owner, which cost the rental investor 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 landlord to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a 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 do that job when the tenant is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.