However, you should expect a hit to your credit score to affect the interest rate you are charged on your credit cards, even your joint credit card accounts.  

Posting in the various news papers was almost wasted effort (UT, Reader, PennySaver, etc.). 

You'll have to judge if your tenant is the sort of person who even has credit cards, cell phone bills, utility bills in their name.

Their business card will have business (only) number and probably a P.O.

I refinanced, took what I would out of my primary residence, and used a handful of 0% teaser rate credit cards.

@Melody Everett-Neddo, yes, will be checking with them - have my car loan and credit card with themthanksmike

Another, a post card with a hand-written message.

I prefer to keep as much of it electronically as possible.Yes, there are some receipts that I do not bother scanning, but for the most part it is paid via check or credit card which feeds into Quickbooks.All HUD-1s, agreements etc are stored electronically.Files are backed up in the cloud and on an external drive.

Another idea is to buy the tenant a gift card to one of the local restaurants that have recently opened so she can enjoy a nice dinner while you conduct an open house style showing.  

I may also collect rent on a credit card with 4% fee and let the credit card company worry about collecting from them.Additionally I like your point of collecting from them when they get paid; and I do that for one of my section 8 tenants and this seems to be working well.