Prorate first month or change due date

[Jon S.]

Do you prefer to prorate the 1st mo rent or change the due date? I’ve always pro-rated the 1st month but now that I have property mgmt software it can easily keep track of multiple due dates. I have a tenant moving in on the 5th and am thinking about just making the 5th of the month their due date for rent instead of the 1st. Any reason I shouldn’t? Thoughts?