Online rent collection

Collect rent online.
Skip the checks and
the chasing.

Your tenants pay by bank or card, and the money lands in your account. Free for landlords, and tenants cover the processing fee.

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Free for up to 3 properties, and no card to start. Prefer to look around first?
Download on the App Store Pay or collect rent from your iPhone.

Thousands of landlords and tenants on RentMerchant.

The RentMerchant landlord dashboard showing rent collected this month, outstanding and overdue balances, occupancy, and a six-month rent chart.
The tenant pay screen on a phone, with the fee for bank transfer and for card shown before paying.

Payments run on rails you already trust

Features

Everything a rental needs, in one login.

From the first application to the monthly deposit, the work happens in one place instead of across email, a spreadsheet, and your bank.

Bank & card payments Recurring rent Tenant portal Online applications Lease e-sign Two-factor security

Managing 20+ units? Import your whole portfolio in one upload →

The RentMerchant landlord dashboard: rent collected, outstanding and overdue balances, occupancy, and a six-month rent chart.
The invoices list with the tenant, amount, due date, and paid, unpaid, or overdue status of every invoice.
The rent roll: every unit, who lives there, the rent, and any balance owed.
Maintenance requests from tenants with category, urgency, and status.
Message threads with tenants, with unread messages flagged.

Real RentMerchant screens. Names and amounts are sample data.

Online rent collection Recurring invoices & reminders Tenant portal & autopay Maintenance requests Lease e-sign Owner statements

How it works

You can be collecting rent this afternoon.

Three steps from signing up to money in your account. Most landlords are done before lunch.

Add a property

Put in the address and the rent. That is the whole setup.

Invite your tenant

They get a link to a portal with your name on it, ready to pay.

Get paid

Reminders go out, autopay runs, and the money lands in your account.

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For landlords

Spend Saturday with your family, not your checkbook.

Rent comes in on its own. You see what was paid, what is late, and what to do next, all from one dashboard. When something needs your attention, you get a nudge instead of a surprise.

  • Automatic invoices, reminders, and late fees
  • Online applications and leases you can sign on a phone
  • Owner statements for the properties you manage
  • A message thread with each tenant, no personal number shared
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The RentMerchant invoices list: every rent invoice with the tenant, amount, due date, and a paid, unpaid, or overdue status.

For tenants

Pay rent in about a minute, then forget about it.

No checks, no stamps, no driving a payment over. Tenants pay from a phone, save the method they like, and turn on autopay so rent is never late by accident.

  • Pay by bank or card in a few taps
  • Turn on autopay and stop thinking about due dates
  • Report a maintenance issue with photos
  • Sign the lease and keep documents in one place
The RentMerchant tenant portal on a phone: current balance, next invoice due, the unit, and buttons to pay rent, set up autopay, and view documents.

Cost calculator

See what you keep.

Most rent platforms take a percentage of every payment. RentMerchant charges landlords a flat price, or nothing at all. Drag the sliders to put it on your own numbers.

3
$1,500

Rent you collect a year

$54,000

Your RentMerchant cost

$0

Free plan

A 1% platform takes

$540

every year

You keep 100% of the rent. Tenants cover the bank or card fee at checkout.

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Landlords on RentMerchant

Rent collection that stays out of your way.

“Rent used to mean a stack of checks and a drive to the bank. Now it lands in my account and I get a text when it clears.”
RB Renee, Columbus OH
“I set autopay for my four units and stopped chasing anyone on the first of the month. The reminders do the awkward part for me.”
MD Marcus, Dallas TX
“Moving over from my old service took an afternoon. My tenants liked paying from their phones, and the late payments mostly stopped.”
PK Priya, Austin TX

Pricing

Free to collect rent.

Landlords never pay to get paid. Tenants cover the processing fee. Upgrade only when you grow past three properties.

Free

$0 forever

For up to three properties.

Start free
  • Online rent by bank and card
  • Tenant portal and autopay
  • Recurring rent and reminders
  • Online applications and lease e-sign
  • Maintenance, documents and messaging
  • Owner and investor portal
  • Reports, CSV & Schedule E export
  • Bulk property import (CSV)
  • Customizable tenant emails
Most popular

Pro

$15 /mo · billed annually

Everything in Free, with no limit on doors.

Go Pro
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited properties and units
  • No RentMerchant fee on card or bank payments, your tenant pays only the processing cost
  • No per-door fees, ever
  • Priority support

Custom

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For agencies and large portfolios.

Contact sales
  • Everything in Pro
  • Volume pricing for hundreds to thousands of doors
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Guided onboarding & data migration
  • A plan tailored to your operation

See the full fee schedule for exactly what tenants pay.

Questions, answered.

Is RentMerchant free for landlords?

Yes. You can collect rent for free on up to three properties. Tenants cover the payment fee. Pro is $15 a month for unlimited properties.

Who pays the processing fee?

The tenant pays it at checkout, so you always receive the full rent. They pay the payment processing cost plus a small flat RentMerchant fee on the Free plan, waived on Pro. You can see the exact amount before anyone pays. The full breakdown is on our fee schedule.

How do tenants pay?

By bank transfer (ACH) or debit and credit card. They can pay once or set up autopay so rent goes out on its own each month.

How fast do I get my money?

Payments deposit to the bank account you connect. Card payments usually clear in a couple of business days and bank transfers a little after that.

Is my information secure?

Payments run through a major payment processor, the same infrastructure large companies use. We never store raw card or bank numbers, and your account can use two-factor login.

Can I move over from another service?

Yes. Add your properties and invite your tenants, and you can run RentMerchant alongside your old setup until you are ready to switch fully.

Let your rent run itself.

Add your first property in a few minutes. It is free, and your tenants can pay today.

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