Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that a property management professional in Elkton performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the owner. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

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

The result of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the renter knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the tenant will take all matters to the rental investor, which cost the owner time and effort.

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

 

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