Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in Northern Virginia will often ask to bend lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there. A renter can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the landlord to grant a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The consequence of giving into a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will take all matters to the owner, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the rental investor. 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 odd hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the owner's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the tenant is going to ask the rental investor to second-guess our work.