No cell phones, no texts, no online portals and rent payments, no electronic signatures, some email, newspaper ads and a lot of door knocking (I can almost feel some of you more seasoned PM vets nodding out there). 

The current owner (an older man) knocks on the doors to receive rent..

You can find one for about $3.50 that can knock out around 1k records in a day or two.

If they leave windows open or back entrances unlocked, thermostats turned way up when testing the heat, Fridges/freezers not closed all the way, Bring in 4 kids who are running around and knocking holes in walls and tripping down steps (that they later blame on a piece of pulled up carpet) it all falls on your dime. 

This was our very first deal, and we were so lucky to knock it out of the park.

I do drive for dollars, and I am planning on knocking on doors versus cold calling, it’s more personal and that’s what the people in trouble need, a friend.

Don't forget the clone /knock off of real sites or companies and if you're lucky the PO box at UPS store or similar lol

If you can pay 1/2 rent now and 1/2 rent in 2 weeks then we'll knock your late fees in half and pause them till your caught up".   

And in an old place like this, you gotta do the whole building because knob and tube is going to always knock out something else when you do one apartment.

In the old days (40 to 50 years ago), my father's favorite way to get paid the rent was "any way he could get it".For some tenants, we used to knock on doors every Friday or Saturday and get paid cash.I remember one time, before I started driving, my father was in the hospital and I had to ride all over town on my bike and collect rent.