A management company helps you collect rent - you can do this electronically;  they manage repairs - as a new build these should be minimal, and you can build up your contractor connections before you depart. 

Know that because S.FL has moved to an electronic system you are competing with institutional investors who are happy to earn small returns.

The electronic signature services used by most realtors are safe, but.....most REO's and short sale banks still won't accept them, and I generally don't accept them either.

I would use electronic combination entry locks and then you can change code whenever someone leaves. shared job chart or mom and dad you pay daughter management fee to cover cleaning, and managing property, grass, snow.. and that's deductible property expense.. 

I only have one tenant right now, but her bank (TDBank) partners with PopMoney and so she sends me her rent electronically that way.  

Food is just one example, electronics, clothes, and all of that other stuff is nonsense.

If you advertise, that step one in the funnel, if an applicant contacts you electronically, that step two in the funnel, if you pre screen, that is step three in the funnel, if you check credit and or background search, that is step four in the funnel, if you deny some applicants, that is step five in the funnel, if you select one applicant to lease too, that is step six in the funnel.You can enter the data just once, in only one system, then click a button for each step, using a decision tree you define!

Hi Dave,  Would it be possible that the agent could place a Supra or other electronic lockbox on the home, even if he charges an additional fee for this? 

Why not just do that and pay the contractor with a check (paper or electronic)?

2) Anyone have suggestions on collecting rent electronically?