Communications With The Tenant

One of the important duties that a property management expert in McLean performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important tip for rental investors: never share your contact information with the renter.

Renters in McLean often ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property manager knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A renter can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of ignorance causing the landlord to give into a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The result of acceding to what appears to be simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will appeal every question to the landlord, which cost the owner time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the property owner. 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 landlord at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

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