PayRent Blog

All businesses come with some risk attached. Without risk, there is no reward. The same can go for landlords and property managers. While your business cannot be entirely without risk, there are a few things that you can do to minimize the risks you are taking. Here...

When it comes to collecting rent payments, many landlords use peer to peer payment systems like PayPal. While this may seem like a convenient way to allow residents to pay rent online, it is not without drawbacks. When considering collecting rent payments through...

This is a guest post provided by our partner ApplyConnect, -experts in tenant screenings and background checks. As a landlord or property manager, you need tenant screening. Sure, the general definition is very much indicative of a task that everyone in the industry...

We live in an age where carrying cash is uncommon, and writing checks is passe. That's not to say that as a landlord, you can't collect rent every month this way. However, many of your tenants under forty are not likely to hand you cash or write you a check. They...

From a Salt Lake City landlord being shot, a Washington landlord being beaten to death after not renewing a lease, and a 71-year old New York City landlord being pushed down a flight of stairs to his death, tenant-landlord violence is not...

This is a guest post provided by our partner CIC, -experts in tenant screenings and background checks. There are a lot of people on the move. Even six feet apart and masked, people need to find homes where they feel safe in an uncertain world. They need a home, and...

If you have a real estate property available for rent or sale, you will want as much exposure as possible to get it rented or sold. It's not possible to show a property that's occupied. This could be due to the fact that you want to give your current tenants privacy...

There’s no secret how critical rental properties are in communities across the country. These come in diverse types, such as apartment complexes, individual units, and homes. Landlords and owners in this industry meet a need for many singles, couples, and families. In...

When you work as a landlord, you have to do your best to maintain communication with your tenants. Proper tenant-landlord communication allows both sides to meet each other's needs so that your tenants feel like they can depend on you for a secure and well-maintained...