Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that your property management expert in Falls Church performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for property owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Renters in Falls Church often ask to break rules, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there in the first place. A renter can catch an uniformed rental investor at a moment of weakness causing the owner to grant a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The result of giving into what appears to be simple request 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 property owner, which cost the property owner time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the owner to build a personal relationship with the owner. 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 property owner at strange hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the owner's interests. It's harder to do that job when the tenant is going to ask the rental investor to overrule our work.