I proposed years ago to my tenant to do an electronic funds transfer from his bank to mine. 

And this is what many Austrialian investors who invested in the hoods of America came to realize.There are NO CHECKS in AU... its all on line. .so the thought that even one American renter did not have a bank account and pay rent electronically shocked the hell out them.But once you explain you have cronic bad credit cant get an account ( Deep south mid west) Hispanic or other foriegners ( distrust banking altogether).. they just were shocked.. the only on time rent payment in these areas IS HUD.. everything else is 90% cash and carry or money order and carry..

Cozy, Quicken, rentpost, appfolio etc.Buildium allows me to enforce rules without being the bad guy and lets me collect payments in the form of electronic check, debit card, credit card or good old fashion cash.

You can do your application in person with pen/paper or there's a number of services that help you accept fully electronic applications these days too.

I will probably go with the new cell number, and consider the electronic banking option as a requirement.  

Be sure and give him your forwarding address.Yes, texts are legal in court, as electronic forms of communication are considered to be "in writing."

The fact that she responded and said she got it - shows she did get notification.Here's the Illinois law that says electronic communications satisfy any requirement that something be in "writing."

I was able to get a tenant to go from money orders to an electronic pay option.

I use Buildium, and almost all of my tenants pay electronically, and I can pay my owners electronically.  

Bank transfers are typically online where the tenant sends funds electronically to you if your bank offers the service.