Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary duties that a property management professional in Fairfax County performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the rental investor. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Fairfax County will often ask to break rules, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules exist. A renter can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the owner to give into a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The consequence of giving into what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will appeal all matters to the owner, which cost the owner time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the landlord. 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 unreasonable requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the landlord's interests. It's more difficult to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the landlord to overrule our work.