Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Annandale may ask to change rules, or make other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the landlord to grant a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of giving into a seemingly simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will take every question to the property owner, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the rental investor. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a property owner at odd hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the property owner's interests. It's more difficult to achieve that goal when the renter is going to ask the owner to second-guess our work.