Best Virtual Mailbox for Real Estate Business!?

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Looking for recommendations on the best virtual mailbox for my real estate business, which primarily does buy and hold long-term rentals. Looking for a very reliable company that has a very user friendly, modern interface online and with mobile devices. Thanks for any and all help. So far, I have looked at ipostal1 and find it looks good but have no experience.

Jonathan Klemm · Answer

Hey @Phillip Scalise - Maybe a virtual mailbox is just a Natrona Heights thing and they don't have them here in Chicago where I am at, but I am guessing that is not the case.

Would you mind educating me and explaining what a virtual mailbox is and what it does?

John Warren · Answer

@Phillip Scalise we have been using Traveling Mailbox for quite a while. The service is great, and I did a ton of research initially before taking the plunge. At least here in Chicago they can also work as your physical mailing address for a business as well.

Phillip Scalise · Answer

A virtual mailbox is essentially a company that you hire to receive your mail, on behalf of yourself or a business you own. Much like a PO Box, you often want to use something that isn’t tied to your name when setting up a business LLC, which requires a business address. The company receives your mail, scans to a portal and you decide what to do with it next (shred, save, mail to you, etc).

Daniel Desrosiers · Answer

How do you like Phoenix? Never see them mentioned and they have the best deal in town from what I can tell.

Thanks

Nick L. · Answer

I have been using a UPS Store for several years. They work great as Jennie previously said. I used it for privacy purposes and have several of our LLCs registerd to the same mailbox.

Jennie Berger · Answer

I was going to ask the same question, @Jonathan Klemm! Glad to learn more about this service.

We have used a UPS Store address for the last 3 years and it works out well. I don't believe they scan all the mail, but they might offer that as an add on (not sure). What I like about the UPS store is it's brick & mortar, as opposed to a PO Box.

I swing by there once a month to grab any mail. Of course, we do most things online, so there is rarely anything of much importance in that box. For privacy purposes, however, I agree. Best not to use your home address, if possible.

Jennie Berger

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Richard Bechtol · Answer

Phoenix Digital Mailbox is a company that many business owners I work with use. I always recommend having a virtual mailbox to help put a little space between your business and your personal residence.

Jonathan Klemm · Answer

That's super interesting @Phillip Scalise, what is a ballpark cost for a virtual mailbox?

Currently, here in Chicago, I just use my personal address business address, but can 100% see the advantages of a virtual mailbox.  We do a decent amount of direct mail and if the mail house scanned that information that would be quite helpful for our returned mail.

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