Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that a property manager in Whitacre performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the property owner. The best practice is for the property owner to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Whitacre often ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the owner to grant a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will appeal all matters 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 landlord. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the rental investor to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a owner at strange hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the property owner's interests. It's harder to do that job when the renter is going to ask the rental investor to second-guess our work.