Communications With The Tenant

One of the important services that your property management expert in Warren County 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 rental investors: never share your contact information with the tenant.

Tenants in Warren County often ask to bend 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 rental investor at a moment of weakness causing the rental investor to grant a request that is counter to the landlord's own interests.

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

Renters 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 owner to make objective business decisions in a impersonal manner. Additionally, the tenant can hound or harass a property owner at unreasonable hours or with crazy requests.

 

We're paid to be your protect the rental investor's interests. It's harder to achieve that goal when the tenant is going to ask the property owner to second-guess our work.