It works, I was more just wondering what the rationale behind things like Rentpay is given that it carries a fee and why you would use something other than direct debit. Thanks for your responses!
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What payment method do you use for rental payments? I currently just have my tenant set to scheduled payments each period, but I've been looking at things like rentpay (charges the tenant $3 per payment I believe).
I don't understand why the tenant would like it because it's not really...
Sounds like a breach of rental agreement! http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing-and-accommodation/renting/ending-a-lease-or-residency/landlord-or-owner-ending-lease-or-residency/landlord-giving-notice-to-vacate has a bunch of helpful information on the minimum notice required for each reason...
Usually agents will request the prospective tenants most recent payslip and run a check on TICA to determine whether they are appropriate for the property.
Having said that, assuming what TICA says is hunky dory, it's not particularly difficult to falsify a payslip. So, I would say it's best...
I currently use plain ol' Excel. However, I've been looking around the place and most of the Aussie software suites aren't great - so Excel will do for now.