Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Merrifield often ask to bend lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the owner to give into a request that is against the 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 tenant knows there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will take every question to the property owner, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the owner. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the landlord to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a property owner 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 tenant is going to ask the owner to second-guess our work.