I would update your lease to include fines after an initial warning about leaving trash or personal items in the common space.I wouldn't allow tenants to mail in the rent.I allow them to deposit directly into my account, ACH or Zelle.Maybe get extra trash cans so that they don't have to leave their bagged trash by a full can.

@Edgar Joshua Find a third party intermediary to service the debt...if that's not an option look to ACH.

No evictions, has a bank account with 3x rent today (this one requrement will save you tons of heart ache and problems), good references from current AND more importantly their prior landlords. 

It even runs and sounds like good ol' American Muscle.

Neither of these platforms charge a service fee as long as the tenant chooses to pay via ACH.

@Farzan SetayeshNothing out of the ordinary, but I use the combination of the following consistently:- google photo for agent photo/video sharing- docusign for executing docs- acrobat X for all other doc edits- whatsapp for texts and phone calls- online money wiring or ACH for large items- paypal or venmo for smaller items- zelle or ACH for collecting rent- yelp or taskrabbit for misc repairs- lawnlove for landscaping or snow removal - skype for group meetings- Dropbox for online record storage- google voice for call forwarding - email for all tenant communications - autodraft for all utility & mortgage payments- online payments for all taxes & insurance - google earth to survey neighborhoods for out of town purchases - amazon or HD for online parts ordering The automation & streamlining of low value tasks enable me to preserve time for higher value activities.

For example if your tenant sets up automatic rent payments the ACH debit won't hit their account until the 5th.

Kensington, etc).SFH either as a cheap rental or flip is a great starting point to learn the Philly Market, the permit pulling, the population, the head aches and struggles rather than hopping for a big MFH. 

The lien(s) are still on the home and debt is still owed.A subordinate mtg lien could be stripped through a ch 13 if there is absolutely no equity for that position.

The single family are the bread and butter for us and generate a great cash flow with very little head ache.