I live in Illinois and because they are digging for any kind of money they can get their greedy hands on the basic cost to file electronically is $600.

I told them that their bank statement provides this, in addition, they get a receipt electronically using the electronic method of payment we set up.

They have a landlord worthy washer that doesn't have electronics. 

Reed wrote about some of this in his 08/87 newsletter too:Good guys win again on excess loans over basisReed also has some good discussion of this in his "Aggressive Tax Avoidance For Real Estate Investors" title.

You simply submit the number of hours the employee worked and they can direct deposit their pay into their account and issue electronic forms.

No checks, no mail, ever.The irony is that this condo association will *only* take checks, as they feel there is a high potential for fraud when paying electronically!

Additionally, when you bill tenants for water, is there electronic method?

Just about every transaction in today's society is electronically transmitted.

I'd probably backup the electronic door combination lock with a manual combination lockbox, "just in case". 

@Brie Schmidt All my leases now require tenants to (ACH) electronic direct deposit into my checking account.