Good rent payments should be boring.
That is the entire case for autopay.
A landlord creates the rental record, adds the tenant, sets the rent amount and due date, and sends an invitation. The tenant follows the secure link, creates an account, and enrolls a bank account through the payment provider. Once Autopay is enabled, future rent payments can be initiated from that enrolled bank account on the agreed schedule.
The reason ACH is the right default is simple: tenants should not pay extra just to pay rent.
With TenantHub, ACH rent collection costs up to $6.99 per successful bank payment. The landlord pays that fee through a deduction from the rent payout, while the tenant normally pays the scheduled rent amount. The price is shown before Autopay is activated.
ACH also keeps the payment connected to the rental record. Instead of matching a bank notification to a tenant later, the landlord can see which tenant and property the payment belongs to, while both sides retain a payment history and receipt.
This is also why we do not try to oversell the flow. ACH can take a few days to settle. Zelle can feel faster on the first transaction. Those are real tradeoffs. But if the goal is reliable monthly rent collection with receipts and records, ACH plus autopay is the better long-term system.
The product should reflect that. The rent amount and schedule should be clear, pricing should be visible before confirmation, bank enrollment should be handled securely, and both sides should be able to see what happened after a payment is initiated.
That sequence is deliberate. It keeps the flow understandable and repeatable without asking the tenant to download another app.
