Most DIY landlords finish their lease and think they’re set. Then the texts start. Partial payments pile up. Tax time hits and they’re digging through Venmo. Here’s what the next 12 months actually look like — and what 50,000+ landlords do instead.
The Reality Check
Not might. Will. Every landlord — even great ones with great leases — runs into all three.
Tenants don’t mean to bother you — but without a portal, your personal cell is their only option. Nights, weekends, minor stuff. It adds up fast.
Zelle today, Venmo Friday, check next month, $50 short the month after. Tracking it manually across two tenants for a full year is where money quietly disappears.
When a tenant disputes a deposit or repair, “I remember fixing that” doesn’t hold up. You need a timestamped record. Most landlords don’t have one until after it costs them.
Keep using Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, or checks — we’re not making you change a thing. Forward the payment notification to your Landlord Cart email, and we log it, send a receipt, and keep a running record. Every tenant, every payment, all year.
Instant Schedule E reports. No spreadsheets, no receipts in a shoebox.
Tenants get their own secure portal to submit maintenance requests, download their lease, and view payment history. Every interaction is logged and timestamped. When they say “I told you about that two months ago” — you’ll know exactly whether they did or didn’t.
Documentation that holds up when a deposit or repair gets disputed.
Want to go fully professional? Enable ACH or credit card payments through Stripe. Clean records, automatic late fee enforcement, and deposits straight to your bank. Tenants pay a $7 fee — compare that to the $30–$50 other platforms charge them.
You keep 100% of rent. No percentage taken off every payment.
No credit card. No trial countdown. No locked features. Just a professional setup that runs quietly in the background while you collect rent.
You built the lease. The hard part’s done. Setup takes 60 seconds.