Good Afternoon!What does a long distant closing look like these days when buying properties?  Is it still packets of paper signed in front of a notary and mailed back and forth with your funds?  Are secure websites us...

We have just approved new tenants who live out of state and will not be in town until move-in day. How would you handle signing the lease? Should they sign it first, e-mail a copy, and mail us the original? Our standa...

Greetings everyone.  I've had a SFH rental for over 15 years and have always done the work myself or paid a company like RotoRooter to do the work.  This past year, I acquired another property and put in 15k-20k in up...

Ok, I have a dilemma. How is the best way to collect rents if the majority of your tenants don’t have bank accounts. I know it is hard to believe in this day and age but there are a significant number of people who d...

Hello!  I have just purchased my first rental property.  Hopefully, the start to many more.  I would like to have an all in one software that will track the expenses and repairs made, as well as rent.  I would like th...

Hi all,First I have to say, finding this Forum has been a life changing experience for me and I'm just so excited so my apologies if I'm asking lots of questions.  I inherited a tenant who has been getting their rent ...

Hello, BP folks.  We just purchased a 4-plex & will take possession soon.  I'm trying to figure out alternatives to having tenants mail checks for rent, mostly because it's come to my attention that a couple of th...

Hi I’m renting out my first property and I’m wondering what’s the least stressful way to collect rent and best way to prevent excuses for late rent submissions (I sent it, it must have gotten lost in the mail). Is the...

Hey all,First post! Is anyone aware of any of a property management tool that allows PMs to give discounts to tenants who enroll in autopay (similar to how major US phone providers like do these days)?I've got the ide...

Any recommendations on how to collect a deposit from an out of state renter?  Given timing/convienience I'm thinking an electronic system would be best.  However, Cozy and the other systems seem set up for rent collec...