Communications With The Tenant

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

Tenants in Huntly often ask to change rules, or make other special requests. The property management expert knows the lease and knows why the rules are there. A tenant can catch an uniformed landlord at a moment of weakness causing the owner to give into a request that is against the landlord's own interests.

The result of acceding to a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter believes there is an opportunity to appeal, the renter will take every question to the property owner, which cost the landlord time and effort.

Renters will use contact with the property 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 tenant can hound or harass a property owner at strange hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your defend the owner's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the property owner to overrule our work.