Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that a property management professional in Arlington performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the property owner. The best practice is for the owner to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important advice for owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Renters in Arlington typically ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to give into a request that is against the landlord's own interests.

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

Tenants will use contact with the rental investor 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 tenant can hound or harass a owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy 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 property owner to overrule our work.