Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important services that a property management expert in Woodbridge performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the rental investor. The best practice is for the rental investor to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for rental investors: never share your contact information with the renter.

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

The consequence of giving into a seemingly simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take every question to the rental investor, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Tenants will use contact with the rental investor to build a personal relationship with the landlord. 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 unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

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