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Leasing and Rent Collection

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Best Rent Payment System for Landlords 2025

If you’re wondering how to collect rent from long-distance tenants, online payment systems are the easiest option. They put money in your account faster, track...

  • 14 Min Read
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Best Rental Billing Software for Real Estate Finances

Managing rental properties involves a long list of responsibilities, but few are as critical or as time-consuming as billing and collecting rent. If you’re still...

  • 10 Min Read
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Best AI Lease Abstraction Tools and Prompts for 2025

Managing rental properties involves mountains of paperwork, and leases are arguably the most critical documents. Manually sifting through pages to extract key details like dates,...

  • 6 Min Read
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Best Rent Management Software for Landlords 2025

Managing rental properties often means balancing a lot at once—screening tenants, collecting rent, logging expenses, and staying on top of maintenance. While spreadsheets and manual...

  • 7 Min Read
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Best Split Rent Payment Apps for Landlords and Roommates in 2025

Collecting rent from multiple tenants sharing a single lease can be complex. Thankfully, a split rent payments app or platform can streamline this process for...

  • 7 Min Read
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Best Automated Rent Collection Services for Landlords in 2025

As a landlord, efficiently collecting rent is crucial to maintaining healthy cash flow and profitability. Manual methods like checks or cash can be time-consuming and...

  • 7 Min Read
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Your Guide to Short-Term Rental Loans in 2025

As a real estate investor, you know that financing is a critical step in growing your portfolio. If you’re eyeing the booming short-term rental (STR)...

  • 6 Min Read
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Your Guide to DSCR Loans for Rental Property

Financing rental properties can feel complex, especially as you scale your portfolio or if your income doesn’t fit standard loan requirements. Traditional mortgages often focus...

  • 7 Min Read
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Best Security Deposit Alternatives for Renters and Landlords

Traditional security deposits represent a significant financial hurdle for many renters, often totaling hundreds or even thousands of dollars upfront. Managing these deposits involves complex...

  • 9 Min Read
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How to Record Cash Paid for Rent | Easy & Accurate Rent Tracking Guide

Collecting rent in cash might seem old-school, but for many, it’s still a common reality, especially in smaller portfolios or with long-term tenants. The key...

  • 10 Min Read
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Baselane is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC. The Baselane Visa Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used anywhere Visa cards are accepted. FDIC insurance is available for funds on deposit through Thread Bank, Member FDIC. Pass-through insurance coverage is subject to conditions.

1Your deposits qualify for up to $3,000,000 in FDIC insurance coverage when placed at program banks in the Thread Bank deposit sweep program. Your deposits at each program bank become eligible for FDIC insurance up to $250,000, inclusive of any other deposits you may already hold at the bank in the same ownership capacity. You can access the terms and conditions of the sweep program at https://thread.bank/sweep-disclosure/ and a list of program banks at https://thread.bank/program-banks/. Please contact customerservice@thread.bank with questions regarding the sweep program. Pass-through insurance coverage is subject to conditions.

2The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on your Savings Account is accurate as of 6/1/2025. Total balances across Checking Accounts and Savings Accounts are used to calculate APY tier, but only money in Savings Accounts is eligible for interest. Total balances less than $10,000 earn up to 1.56% APY for Savings Accounts. Total balances between $10,000 and $24,999 earn up to 2.35% APY for Savings Accounts. Total Balances between $25,000 and $49,999 earn up to 2.72% APY for Savings Accounts. Total balances of $50,000 or more earn 3.35% APY for Savings Account. Rates are variable and are subject to change after account opening. An APY bonus is applied to accounts that collect rent via Baselane banking within the prior calendar month.

4Some states require an interest-bearing escrow account for security deposits while some don’t require interest. User is responsible to check state laws along with rules for collecting and reimbursing a refundable security deposit. A brief overview of security deposit laws for escrow accounts in all 50 states can be found here.

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