Anyone have any experience with the website "Cozy"?

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Hey Investors and Landlords,

I have posted an ad for a rental on the site called Cozy. It lists properties through other sites as well such as realtor.com. It also does tenant screening and background checks. What I am interested in with this site is that I can set up direct deposit for the rent. Does anyone have any experience using this service?

I previously used SmartMove for screening in the past and can't remember if this service does direct deposit as well. Anyone have any comparison thoughts on these two sites/services?

I appreciate any feedback on this topic.

Thanks all!

Ryan Gibson · Answer

Hi Amy,

I personally only use Cozy for the applications and background and credit checks.  The Cozy Link makes it very easy to send to applicants.

As for advertising, the listing is a bonus, but for the most part 90% of my leads come from ZIllow's Rental Manager platform (formerly Postlets).

For rental management, I use Buildium, which I love.

Jeffrey Long · Answer

Plenty of BP threads on Cozy if you do a search. Consensus is generally pretty positive and their people are active on these boards. Takes a while for payments to go through to your account and no support by phone, but generally a great service in my opinion considering the price (free).

I use it for managing my rental properties. Postlets (zillow) + cozy syndication + craigslist tends cover most of my bases for vacancy advertising.

I use it for managing my rental properties.  Postlets (zillow) + cozy syndication + craigslist tends cover most of my bases for vacancy advertising.

Jeff Schleyer · Answer

Does anyone know if you can use it for Security Deposit?

Bryan Tomko · Answer

I use it for background checks and rent collection. Rent hits my acct in 5 days

AMY NEWTON · Answer

Thanks everyone, for your input. I am checking it out and looking at prior posts on the topic.

Julie Thevenow · Answer

I've used Cozy for almost a year to collect rent. I love it and encourage all my tenants to use it. Yes, it does take about 5 days for the money to show up in your account, but once you get use to that it's great.

Anyone have any experience with the website "Cozy"?

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