Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that any property manager in Prince William County performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important advice for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the renter.

Tenants in Prince William County often ask to break lease provisions, or ask for other special requests. The property management professional knows the lease and knows why the rules exist. A renter can catch an uniformed property owner at a moment of ignorance causing the rental investor to give into a request that is against the rental investor's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will take every question to the property owner, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

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

 

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