One dashboard for every space
For ADU and in-law suite owners
When your tenant lives over the garage or in the basement, asking for rent means knocking on a door a few steps from your own. RentMerchant sends the monthly invoice, the reminder, and the receipt for you, so rent stops being a conversation in the driveway. California alone permitted 30,354 ADUs in 2024, more than a quarter of all homes permitted in the state, according to its Department of Housing and Community Development. The free plan covers a unit like this. One honest note: there is no metered utility billing, so if your tenant chips in for shared utilities, charge a flat monthly amount.
Your tenant is also your neighbor
You share a driveway, a yard, maybe a wall. Asking for late rent in person is uncomfortable for both of you, so it often does not get asked at all.
Paid by app, recorded nowhere
Rent sent through a payment app with a one-word memo is hard to match to a month, and harder to hand your tax preparer in April.
Shared utilities, fuzzy math
One meter often serves both homes, so the utility share gets settled with a guess, a text, and a reminder nobody enjoys sending.
The system asks, so you do not have to
Set a recurring monthly invoice once and it goes out on its own. Automatic reminders go out before and after the due date, a late fee applies itself if your lease has one, and a receipt follows when the payment lands. Your tenant pays by bank transfer or card, and card autopay is there if they want it.
A flat utility charge, stated plainly
RentMerchant does not read meters or split utility bills. If your tenant contributes to shared utilities, agree on a flat monthly figure and build it into the recurring charge with a clear description, or bill it on its own one-off invoice.
Free, with records for tax time
One ADU fits easily inside the free plan, which covers up to three properties with every tool. Send the lease for e-signature, and every payment, online or a check you record by hand, sits on the tenant's ledger. Track expenses as they happen and export a Schedule E summary at year end. By default the tenant pays the processing fee: on a bank transfer that is 0.8% capped at $5.00 plus a $2.00 RentMerchant fee, and you receive the full rent.
Common spaces
Accessory dwelling units, in-law and granny suites, basement apartments, garage and carriage-house apartments, backyard cottages, and junior ADUs carved out of the main house.
RentMerchant works for many kinds of space. See everything it does, or how landlords collect rent online.
One dashboard for every space
It is free for up to three properties, and your tenants can pay by bank or card right away.
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