how to have applicants turn in application?

[Deborah R.]

I am just starting to manage our property ourself.  How do you have an applicant turn in their application?  I'm hoping to avoid getting a PO box and do payment online.  I don't have a fax machine.  I don't want them to mail it to my home for obvious reasons.  I would like them to email it.  What works for you?  

[Krystallin Baker]

Have you thought about doing your application online? That is what my landlord does, and it saves us both time and the hassle of mailing things. Also, from a tenant perspective, I far prefer if my landlord uses something secure and online, as I feel wary of giving out personal identification information to someone I don't really know via paper. Online applications offer way better security for everyone involved.