Communications With The Tenant

One of the most important duties that a property manager in Mt Crawford performs is providing a level of separation between the tenant and the landlord. The best practice is for the rental investor to deny any direct contact with the renter. Important tip for owners: avoid sharing your contact information with the tenant.

Renters in Mt Crawford may ask to bend rules, or ask for other special requests. The property management expert knows the rules and knows why the lease provisions are there. A renter can ambush an uniformed property owner at a moment of weakness causing the landlord to grant a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

The result of giving into what appears to be simple favor can be disastrous. Furthermore, once the tenant knows there is a higher authority to appeal to, the renter will take every question to the 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 property owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a rental investor at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the owner's interests. It's more difficult to do that job when the renter is going to ask the owner to overrule our work.