Real Estate Broker · Salt Lake City & Oklahoma City · Member since 2018 · 3k+ posts · 2k+ votes
5y
Cozy is the best resource I could possibly put before you for personally managing your properties. I''d direct each and every one of your tenants to pay there and not accept payments otherwise. Your future self thanks you in advance for the simplifying decision.
Rental Property Investor · Northern Colorado · Member since 2020 · 40 posts · 55 votes
5y
@Xavier Hamblin
Another vote for Cozy. It’s what I use for the one property we self-manage.
Cozy does a lot more than that, though. You can also use it to list a vacant property and it will syndicate the listing to various other sites (for free). They can also process applications, background and credit checks and doesn’t charge the landlord for these services. Cozy does charge the applicant what I would consider a very fair and reasonable fee.
Homeowner · Member since 2020 · 30 posts · 2 votes
5y
@Xavier Hamblin I have been using cozy.co and have been happy with it. Note that it does not (yet) have a mobile app, so only mobile web or desktop web options.
Rental Property Investor · Toledo, OH · Member since 2020 · 9 posts · 4 votes
5y
@Xavier Hamblin
Hey, I just started using Avail for my investment property; it works pretty well. It allows you to connect your bank account for easy pay options and it also lets your tenants fill out maintenance requests. The request get sent straight to your email as an extra convenience. Hopes this helps.
Property Manager · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2020 · 42 posts · 31 votes
5y
I use Tenant cloud. My tenants get reminders 5 days before rent is due. So far, my tenants have been on time and pay using their app. Maintenance requests are also done on their phones, and I get them right away. My tenants love it that any maintenance requests are taken care of within 24 hours. Leases are uploaded and lease renewal reminders can be set up. It does accounting too
We use rentmanager and paylease that works through rent manager. Residents can pay with a credit card, debit card, can ACH the money, or use a cash pay card where they take cash to kroger or walmart and that money goes directly into our bank account.
Not to mention paylease drops the data directly into our books! Sure simplifies accounts receivables.
@Renee Potoczny Follow up question: is the tenant social security number given anywhere on cozy? We had bad tenants before and had to give that info to our lawyer last time.
No we don't add the SSN in Cozy. We do credit and background checks where the tenant adds the SSN at that time.
Thank you for the info! Im considering of using it on my next tenant screening!
Atlanta, GA · Member since 2018 · 6 posts · 0 votes
5y
it seems a lot of people love cozy, can you block payment on this tool? i need this feature in case of an eviction. i dont want case dismissed for receiving payment from them.
Investor · Chanute, KS · Member since 2016 · 155 posts · 60 votes
5y
Have the tenant fill out an application from you first, then be have the online companies do the background check. That way you get their SS and other pertinent data.
When interviewing potential perps, cops have you repeat your story looking for discrepancies. It won't hurt the tenant to fill out two applications.