Communications With The Tenant

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

Renters in Occoquan typically ask to change lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property manager knows the lease and knows why the lease provisions are there in the first place. A tenant can ambush an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the owner to grant a request that is against the landlord's own interests.

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

Tenants will use contact with the landlord to build a personal relationship with the landlord. Personal feelings can make it much harder for the property owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the renter can hound or harass a property owner at unreasonable hours or with various requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the landlord's interests. It's more difficult to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the rental investor to overrule our work.