Why It’s Time to Start Accepting Rental Payments Via Credit Card
Monday, April 05
Credit cards are a powerful tool for consumers, made only more powerful by their convenience and popularity. Failing to accept credit cards as a valid method of payment for rental fees is to really miss out on a great opportunity to delight and accommodate your tenants. But there are so many more...
Thinking About Using Venmo to Collect Rent? Think Again.
Saturday, February 06
Mobile Payment for the Win In the ever-changing age of digital, nothing is safe from the iconic “disruptors” of Silicon Valley. Even the time-honored institution of exchanging physical cash for goods isn’t safe from overhaul and has gotten a major facelift over the last 10 years. Now, for simpl...
Cash Payment for Rent: A Bet Not Worth Taking
Friday, February 05
“Cash is king”. We’ve all heard the phrase, and in theory, and many ways it rings true. But when we start talking about the literal and physical exchange of U.S. legal tender as a means to run your business, the kingship of this traditional payment method starts to fade. While collecting your do...
Collecting Rent Through Your Bank: Is It for You?
Thursday, February 04
Picture this. It’s the first of the month. You wake up refreshed (no sleep lost here), have yourself a cup of coffee, crack open your laptop for the first time of the day, and head on over to your management site only to find that all rent payments due to you for this month have already been made...
Cryptocurrency in Real Estate: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, February 03
We live in the age of technology and change, where our cars park themselves and talk of the colonization of Mars has become commonplace. So, while nearly every industry has undergone an unprecedented facelift thanks to the disruptors of Silicon Valley, it’s surprising that our financial system ha...
Online Rent Collection: Here Are Your Options
Tuesday, February 02
Think about the last time you paid a bill manually. That is, with a written check, mailed or hand-delivered directly to the recipient. Can’t recall? Perhaps because the old-fashioned way of doing business is far past “on its way out” and headed into the obsolete. According to a recent study by T...