Comments on: $9.95 to pay my Rent Online

By: textbook rentals

textbook rentals — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:40:47 +0000

That happened with my electricity bill I couldn’t call in my credit card number without paying 10 dollars, the other option, not so nice, is to go to an office and pay by check or cash. The office is way out of the way and I was stuck with a 10 dollar overage every month. It was horrible.

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:12:28 +0000

My girlfriend found this site – williampaid.com – that lets anyone pay their rent using a debit/credit card and/or bank account. What’s great is that you don’t need to have your landlord sign-up, so anyone can use it.

It does have fees, but they are a lot less than all the other sites I’ve seen – it’s even cheaper than PayPal (I had used that once).

I’ve only used them for one month – so far, so good.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:26:31 +0000

In response to LuluGal, the points that you from your credit card are not likely to be enough to offset a $10 convenience fee. If a credit card point is worth 1 cent (somewhat standard), and your rent is $700, you’re earning only $7 in rewards, but are paying $10 upfront.

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By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:13:58 +0000

Interesting enough. I just wrote an article about this on my blog.

By: LuLuGal

LuLuGal — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:46:37 +0000

@ Elliot:
The fee does not bother me since I can walk into the office and pay using my credit card to get points. I was just mentioning it because it would be nice to pay without having to go into the office.

I am just happy to get the points for cash back.

By: Elliott Kim - 21st Century Dad

Elliott Kim - 21st Century Dad — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:47:20 +0000

What about your online banking bill payment setup?

I pay my condo fee and water bill online even though both are simply PO Boxes. In the event the bank cannot do an electronic funds transfer, they will mail a paper check to your payee. When setting up the payee, you are prompted for your name, account number, etc.

This is how I get around those inconvenience fees.

By: LuLuGal

LuLuGal — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:00:10 +0000

Have you tried asking them? I had one friend ask and they apartment complex started to do it about one month later.

By: her every cent counts

her every cent counts — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:11:45 +0000

Man, I wish my apartment complex let me pay by credit card. I just applied for a chase freedom card too… it would be nice to get money back on my rent payments!

By: LuLuGal

LuLuGal — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:55:34 +0000

Mark it does not matter to me who owns the company. They do not charge if you walk into the office and pay with your credit card, which is what I do.

I just thought it was strange that you can walk in and hand them your card and not get a fee but if you pay on the internet you get charged.

I will keep walking in and paying with my card in person since this is cheaper. I wonder how many people have noticed this and if anyone is actually going to use the online payment system.

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:51:33 +0000

This is a trend a lot of national property management companies are moving towards because they are discovering their cash flow improves more quickly this way.

Is your apartment owned by a national or local company?

Just be sure to pay your credit card off every month.