A lot of landlords get bad reputations because tenants believe that their landlord doesn’t care about them other than their money. But when you have a new tenant coming in, there’s a few things that you can do to change their way of thinking and show them that they aren’t just a rental check to you every month and that you are really glad that they are there. Below are three tips that you can use to help you with making your new tenants feel welcome and getting you off on the right foot in your landlord/tenant relationship.
Welcome Them with a Letter
One of the best ways that you can make a new tenant feel welcome is to write them a letter. Let them know that you are happy that they chose your apartment building/complex/house, whatever it is that they are renting. This is going to help with setting the right tone for a positive relationship between you and them. Make sure that you include your phone number, email, etc. your tenant is going to appreciate this gesture. Provide any kinds of special instructions such as when recycling and trash pickup is, contact info for the utility and cable services, etc.
Help Them with Getting Adjusted
There’s a good chance that the person is not familiar with the area. Providing them with a look at their new town is going to help them with quickly adjusting. Provide them with printouts with directions to pharmacies, grocery stores and other kinds of facilities will help with smoothing out the transition. A list can be pulled right from map services online. after you have done this once for a tenant, it can be used all the time.
Stock Bathrooms
When your tenant’s moving in, one of the last things that they are going to think about is buying toilet paper. If you take the time to stock the bathrooms in their unit with a roll each, along with soap dispensers, your tenants are going to be very grateful and they are going to remember this. You also should consider leaving them a paper towel roll and all-surface cleaner. This is going to encourage and remind them to keep it clean. It also is going to show them that cleanliness is very important to you. however, you also should make sure that the apartment is totally clean before renting it.
These are just three things that you can do to help your tenant out when they move into your unit. We hope that you have found this to be useful and that you will come back regularly, because we are always adding new content to our blog.
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