Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary services that any property management expert in Whitacre performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the rental investor. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Whitacre typically ask to change lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property management professional knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of ignorance causing the owner to give into a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to a seemingly simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the tenant will appeal all matters to the landlord, which cost the rental investor 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 owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a rental investor at odd hours or with unreasonable requests.

 

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