It allows someone to deposit funds, not pull them out.You should seriously consider Cozy or some other online payment system.

@Kelly ConradLOL, the only time you need to use a lawyer is when writing out a lease agreement and setting up an eviction process, because the lawyer is going to use his legalese to set up a lengthy qualification statement which he/she feels will fit the confines of the law.

Walkway is confined by side fence and the complex itself.3) If there is a criminal element inside your gates, the gates will be ineffective.

It's a self-selection for sure, if a host expects full-service for a partial price, agree that's a terrible deal.From my experience, I respond to my guests directly (as a owner, it helps a lot of coz I know what kinds of travelers I want to target - I now focus on snow-bird, golf-goers, Canadian families).In the last 3 months, there is only one time that I need my agent coming over (the guest complained they couldn't connect to internet, even after I called them to try to resolve over the phone).One thing I do learn is the guest really respect & take care my places more, then they know they're talking to the owner directly on Airbnb/VRBO app.

I am looking at Cozy right now, but I would appreciate any other recommendations that other members have had good experiences with.

I'm hoping to mitigate this issue with automatic online payments via Cozy.

I have been using cozy for many years with great success.

@ Yongyi I use a service called ClearNow, which you can access at ClearNow.com: ClearNow  They charge a monthly fee, and currently I have one tenant on it, and it cost me $13.95/month.There is another one, called Cozy, it's free, and there's been discussed here on this board.

As a landlord, you do have the right & ability to pick & choose who you want to rent to within the confines of Fair Housing guidelines and your goal is to get the best tenant into the property.

I have done Buildium and now I use cozy.I absolutely LOVE cozy and cannot recommend it enough.