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Hello,
What is the most efficient way to collect rent payments? Is it by mailing a check? Scanning someone's credit card? What are some different ways rent can be collected that are efficient?
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What property management apps do you use to sign leases and collect rent from?
Avail vs RentRedi vs Excel sheets?what's the best one in people's opinion?
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I just invited a tenant to use zillow rent manager to collect rent electronically through zillow. When the tenant gets the invitation email for electronic payment set up, the invitation shows my full first and last na...
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in my experience of accepting checks half the time they seem to bounce. Not only do I not recieve my rent I get charged a bounced check fee.
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This seems like a fairly straight forward process, but how are you getting checks from park managers? Having them mailed to you or giving them deposit access on the park's account?Or is there something else out there...
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I already have my books on Quick Books. Should I get setup with the bill / electronic payment system in QuickBooks to somewhat automate rent collection or do you like another service better?
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Apart from eRentPayment (tenant refuses to set it up!), are there ANY other simple ways to collect rent but block partial payments?? Do not like the drama associated with meeting in person or mailing rent to a PO bo...
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For everyone out there that self manages their properties, how do you collect your rent?
I understand electronically is probably the best option.
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Do you give...