- Be sure you can communicate with your tenant and that you and they are dealing with each other in an adult manner
- Develop a professional relationship with your tenant and be prepared to be flexible.
- Don't put things off. Deal with any repair issues right away and resolve problems immediately.
- Dont' ever be rude to your tenant or treat them as though they are less of a person than you are. They are people too.
- If the rent payment is late call them right away-- within a day or two of when the rent was due -- gently remind them that their rent is due. Do NOT procrastinate it only makes the call harder to make!
- Always express to the tenant that they can call you if there are problems or issues with the property. Remember, if you build a friendly yet professional relationship with your tenant than you will most likely have a pleasant outcome.
These rules have worked for me. I've never had a tenant destroy any of my rental properties and 95% of the time my tenants have all turned out to be great. In many cases they even bought the property they were renting.
There are many different issues that come up when you become a landlord and each one has it's own unique twist. Learning to deal with them in the right way is important to achieving success -- an learning to be good at your new job as Landlord Extraordinaire!
Whether you are a Landlord or Tenant you are invited to email me at advice@rentmeflorida.com with your rental questions or concerns.
Mary I. Hank, CEO for Rent Me Florida, "A Statewide Property Rental Service."
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