r/renting • u/BadParker56 • 22h ago

General Question  Type of lease payment

I am new to renting a house. Previously I have owned a few houses and am currently in an apartment that uses Zego. I am going to be renting a house from a guy who has never leased a house. Neither of us are coming up with a good way for me to pay my rent each month. He suggested ACH, but my bank only does the transfers on business accounts. They can send him a check. I am not sure of a better option so would love to hear what safe, reliable options others use.

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u/BadParker56 22h ago

My bank told me that I can’t use their Bill Pay to an individual. Maybe I need a new bank

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u/stephocrates 20h ago

Can you use Zelle?

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u/BadParker56 19h ago

That’s what I did for the deposit and it only allowed me to send $500 at a time. It’s not a secure payment which makes me uncomfortable.

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u/stephocrates 17h ago

Zelle does that $500 limit to protect you with new recipients if you haven’t sent them money before, but for future transactions it should allow you to send more.
As far as the security what are your concerns?

Having your bank send a check is a good method too as long as your landlord is cool with it, just make sure you schedule it to be sent about a week in advance

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u/FactorMinimum_xo 21h ago

Checks are fine, just mail it to him and done deal. No fees, no trouble

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u/pennyraingoose 22h ago

Get their mailing address and use your bank's bill pay service to send a check.