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Jon S.
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Prorate 1st month or change due date?

Jon S.
  • Investor
  • Tampa, FL
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... do you prefer to prorate the 1st mo rent or change the due date? I’ve always pro-rated the 1st month but now that I have property mgmt software it can easily keep track of multiple due dates. I have a tenant moving in on the 5th and am thinking about just making the 5th of the month their due date for rent instead of the 1st. Any reason I shouldn’t? Thoughts?
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    Chris Szepessy
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    Chris Szepessy
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    I would just pro rate the rent. Even with the software, I think it would just be easier to have all rents due on the same day. It’s probably not an issue if you only have a few properties, but as you grow it’ll get harder/more inconvenient.

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