Helping owners and renters live better together.
Landlords can’t report late rent on any other payment platform.
If a balance is $0 owed near the end of the month, the month reports as “paying as agreed.”
It’s hard to pay rent in full on the first! Landlords give permission for RentHelper to offer payment plans. While a renter works down a balance, we don’t report either good or bad. We wait. When they next hit zero near the end of the month, we report as good.
Renters with no prior credit or bad credit from other accounts may find their rent history is a big boost. Renters who have struggled in the past find they are much more stable on a payment plan.
RentHelper was a huge help! My credit score increased significantly.
Stephen G.
We report bad when a renter…
Ghosts or stops communicating.
Leaves owing money.
Refuses to work in good faith on a payment plan.
Renters are motivated to make good faith efforts to stay on top of rent. RentHelper works. These are actual messages (name changed).
We don’t report negative without first notifying the renter over text and email (both if possible). Renters have 30 days to prevent a negative report. Many renters become regular payers again. These are actual messages (name changed).
If a negative report enters, we participate fully in the dispute resolution process. Just because a negative report is contested does not mean we will let it be overturned. Disputes are rare. This renter contributed screenshot from Credit Karma shows things going well.
When a renter signs up with RentHelper, they have the option to enter their original tenancy start date. This prevents sudden creation of a new trade with short account history.
Fair.
Affordable.
Friendly.
The renter has to agree to start the service. We cannot report bad credit if a tenancy has gone bad beforehand. Enroll your renter today, even if they are already mid-lease.
Other services like credit cards, Venmo and PayPal charge 2 – 3% ($20 to $30 per $1,000).
And they don’t report good and bad credit.
RentHelper costs just 0.6% ($6 for every $1,000 of rent we collect).
No contract.
No minimums.
No monthly fees.
No bounce fees.
No hidden or other fees.
We're offering MassLandlords members up to five tenants free for four months. (Not a member? The public free trial is two months.)
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First tenant must enroll within two months. Then for the following four months, covers up to five tenants' rent owed, prepayments excluded. To maximize your trial enroll up to five tenants at the same time.
We're offering new owners and managers up to five tenants free for two months.
Enter your email and we'll make sure this offer is available to you when you're ready to start.
First tenant must enroll within two months. Then for the following two months, covers up to five tenants' rent owed, prepayments excluded. To maximize your trial enroll up to five tenants at the same time.