Communications With The Tenant

One of the important duties that any property manager in Northern Virginia performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for owners: never share your contact information with the renter.

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

The consequence 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 tenant will appeal all matters to the landlord, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the property 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 rental investor at strange hours or with various requests.

 

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