Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that any property manager in McGaheysville performs is providing a level of separation between the renter and the owner. The best practice is for the property owner to avoid any direct contact with the tenant. Important advice for rental investors: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in McGaheysville typically ask to break lease provisions, or make other special requests. The property manager knows the rules and knows why the rules are there. A renter can ambush an uniformed owner at a moment of weakness causing the landlord to give into a request that is against the property owner's own interests.

The consequence of acceding to a seemingly simple request can be a disaster in the long run. Furthermore, once the tenant believes there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will appeal all matters to the property owner, which cost the landlord time and effort.

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

 

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