For independent landlords & property owners
Effortless Rent Collection for Landlords
Accept ACH and card payments from your tenants. Automated reminders, real-time tracking, and clean financial reporting — all from one dashboard.
- No payment chasing — tenants pay online
- ACH and card acceptance included
- Real-time payment status dashboard
- Automatic late payment reminders
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What careful landlords check first
You're the merchant of record
Rent settles to a merchant account in your name, straight to your bank. It never routes through us — DoorStax is the technology, not the middleman.
An append-only ledger
Every charge, payment, and refund is a permanent entry. When a tenant disputes a balance, the answer is on the ledger — not in a text thread.
Two prices, tenant's choice
Tenants see the bank price and the card price side by side before they confirm. You choose whether card costs pass through or you absorb them.
Declines can't fake a payment
A payment shows as paid only when the processor approves it. No silent failures, no phantom rent.
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01 — Collect
You'll know the moment rent lands.
Rent day used to mean checking the bank app, decoding Zelle screenshots, and typing the same reminder text for the third month running. On DoorStax, tenants pay online — no more Zelle, Venmo, or paper checks — and every payment hits your dashboard in real time with a name, a unit, and a ledger entry.
- Tenants pay from their phone — ACH or card, with both prices shown before they confirm.
- Autopay with pre-charge notices and smart retries — failed payments re-run themselves before you even hear about them.
- Reminders 3 days before rent is due; escalating overdue notices at 1, 5, 15, and 30 days late — sent for you, automatically.
02 — Keep the books
Books that keep themselves.
Every payment posts to an append-only ledger — corrections are new entries, never edits — and DoorStax reconciles it against settlement daily. Come tax season or a tenant dispute, you scroll to the line and show it.
- Monthly statements, payment history, income reports, and delinquency tracking — export to CSV or PDF anytime.
- Record maintenance and repair expenses against your properties; tenant-payable charges invoice themselves.
- Tax-ready exports for your accountant, with 1099s from the built-in tax center.
Illustrative entries — the real ledger is yours.
What you get
Everything a landlord needs. Nothing you'll never use.
Transparent fee structure
Choose who pays processing fees — you, your tenant, or split it. With dual pricing, the card price is shown upfront so tenants cover card costs — at no cost to you.
Tenant portal & mobile app
Tenants pay, set up autopay, download receipts, and submit maintenance requests from the web or the mobile app — so you're not the front desk.
Lease management & alerts
Create leases, upload documents, and track expirations with automatic alerts at 90, 60, 30, 14, and 7 days — a renewal never sneaks up on you.
Easy CSV migration
Switching? Export a CSV from Buildium, AppFolio, Yardi, or Rent Manager. DoorStax auto-maps the columns and creates your properties, units, and tenants in minutes.
Vacancy listings & applications
When a unit opens up, list it and take applications online — no extra tool, no extra fee.
Stax AI copilot
Ask plain-English questions about your rentals — who's behind, what's expiring, what failed — and get answers in seconds. Plus an automatic daily digest. Read-only and scoped to you.
Transparent pricing
One flat price. Every feature.
No percentage of rent. No hidden fees. Starting at $150/month for up to 50 units, then $3 per additional unit.
Landlord Plan
$150 / month
Includes up to 50 units. $3/unit above 50.
14-Day Free Trial — No credit card required
- Unlimited properties and buildings
- ACH and card payment acceptance
- Tenant portal with autopay
- Automated late payment reminders
- Immutable payment audit trail
- Lease expiration alerts dashboard
- CSV import from any platform
- 14-day free trial, cancel anytime
What's included — every plan
Unlimited tenants & payments
No per-transaction fees. No per-tenant fees. Collect rent as often as you need.
Automated owner payouts
ACH credit directly to bank accounts. No checks. No reconciliation gymnastics.
Pass card fees to tenants
Keep 100% of your rent. Card costs are handled automatically through dual pricing.
Real-time financial reporting
Gross, fees, net — every property, every month, instantly. Tax-ready 1099s.
Same features on every plan. No feature gating. No surprise charges.
Getting started
Go live in under 48 hours.
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Add your properties
Enter buildings, units, and rents — or import a CSV from Buildium, AppFolio, Yardi, or Rent Manager and let DoorStax map the columns for you.
10 minutes with CSV import
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Invite your tenants
Tenants get an email to create their account and pick how they want to pay.
Tenants self-onboard
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Collect rent automatically
Rent arrives on schedule. You watch it from the dashboard.
Ongoing
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A note from the founder
I spent my career in payment processing before I ever built property software, and every independent landlord I knew ran the same system: a bank app, a text thread, and a spreadsheet. It works — right up until the month it doesn't. So DoorStax starts with the part that has to be right: the money. You hold your own merchant account, rent settles directly to you, and every payment is a permanent ledger entry you can show anyone who asks. The reminders, the reports, the lease alerts — they all grew on top of that. If you'd rather glance at a dashboard than chase a text thread, you'll feel at home in about ten minutes.
— Moshe, founder, DoorStax
Stop chasing payments. Start collecting rent automatically.
Set it up once. Rent arrives on schedule, the ledger keeps score, and your evenings stay yours. Free for 14 days.
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Questions landlords actually ask
Is DoorStax a good fit for a small landlord?
Yes. DoorStax works whether you own a single unit or dozens — online rent collection, automated reminders, expense tracking, and owner-ready reporting, without the overhead of enterprise property-management software.
How do tenants pay, and what does it cost them?
Tenants pay by bank transfer (ACH) or card and always see both prices before confirming. Bank is usually the lower-cost option; card includes a processing fee shown up front. You choose whether card costs are passed through or absorbed.
Who is the merchant of record?
You are — the landlord operates under their own merchant account. DoorStax is a payment technology provider, not the merchant of record and not a money transmitter; processing is powered by Kadima Payments.
Can I move my existing tenants and balances over?
Yes. Use the CSV migration tool (or our template) to import your properties, units, tenants, and current balances, then invite tenants to set up their preferred payment method.
How quickly do I get paid?
Card payments typically deposit within 1–3 business days and ACH settles on the standard bank timeline. Every payment is tracked on an immutable ledger so your balances are always current.