Just ask anyone
and they will tell you: “I’m so stressed!”
While just enough stress can be a good thing, stress
overload is a different story — too much stress isn't good for anyone. For
example, feeling a little stress about getting a rental property or a property
let can motivate you to be organised and professional throughout the
process. But stressing out too much over
it can increase stress levels and in
turn, tempers flare.
Some stressful
situations can be extreme and may require special attention and care.
But for most of us we just let everything get on
top of us. Prospective tenants can get tense and anxious as the clock ticks
towards when they must find a suitable property. Landlords see their savings
disappear as the mortgage payment which now must be made by them if their property
isn’t letting quickly enough.
Financial burdens and concerns are commonly a cause
of stress. This leads to landlords not wanting to spend money on maintenance
and tenants not wanting to pay the rent or wanting a reduction if maintenance
isn’t being done
Everyone
experiences stress a little differently. Some people become angry and act out
their stress or take it out on others. Some people internalise it, resulting in
negative consequences, often detrimental to their health and wellbeing. Some
people who have a chronic illness may find that the symptoms of their illness
flare up under an overload of stress.
Keep this in mind if you
are a landlord, tenant or agent. Usually there is a reason behind a person’s behavior
and that could be stress, so take a breath and put yourself in the other’s
shoes.
An agents’ role is to be
the mediator between the two parties and to assist relationships. A good agent
will do this diplomatically serving g the best interest of all parties.
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