Communications With The Tenant

One of the primary duties that your property manager in Rappahannock 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 landlords: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Rappahannock County will often ask to break rules, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the rules exist. A tenant can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is counter to the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to what appears to be simple request can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will appeal all matters to the rental investor, which cost the rental investor time and effort.

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

 

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