Online Rent Collection
Kelpic® collects rent online through Stripe. Tenants save a card or bank account once and pay in one click. You choose, per property, whether the money lands directly in the owner's account or in yours.
No credit card to start. Bring your own Stripe account or open one during onboarding.
- Card, debit, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay
- Instant ACH verification (no micro-deposits)
- Tenant autopay built in
- Owner payouts handled by Stripe
Tenant Portal — pay rent in one click
For tenants
Save a payment method once. Pay forever.
No bank bill-pay setup. No mailed checks. No third-party redirect. Tenants pay rent inside your branded portal in seconds.
Every common payment method
Credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Stripe Link — all backed by the same Stripe rails the largest online businesses run on.
Instant ACH, no waiting
Bank accounts verify instantly through Stripe Financial Connections — no three-day micro-deposit delay before a tenant can pay rent for the first time.
Autopay built in
Tenants set it once, pick a day of the month, and rent is collected automatically. Fewer late payments, fewer awkward reminder calls.
Property settings — pick the routing mode and management fee per property
For property managers
Two ways the money can flow. You choose, per property.
Run direct-to-owner properties and trust-accounting properties side by side, on one dashboard. No bolt-on tools, no separate logins.
Direct to Owner
DefaultRent lands in the owner's Stripe account. Your management fee — a percent of rent, a flat dollar amount, or both — is split off in the same charge and lands in your account. No manual reconciliation, no monthly write-a-check ceremony.
Managed by Org
Rent lands in your Stripe account. You disburse to owners on your own schedule — useful for full-service shops that pool funds, invoice owners separately, or run trust accounting.
Built on Stripe
Stripe-grade compliance, zero work for you.
Connect your Stripe account once during onboarding. Stripe handles KYC for owners, 1099-K reporting, NACHA rules for ACH, and PCI compliance — Kelpic never touches a card number.
PCI-scope reduction
Card details enter through Stripe Elements directly. Kelpic never sees, stores, or touches a raw card number.
1099-K reporting for owners
In Direct-to-Owner mode, each owner's payouts roll up to their own 1099-K — you don't have to chase end-of-year tax forms.
Owners self-serve onboarding
Owners can connect their own Stripe account through the Owner Portal. You don't have to play middleman for KYC documents.
Connect Stripe once during onboarding
Owner payouts
One owner, one LLC, one payout destination.
Each property points to a Legal Entity — the LLC, partnership, or individual that actually owns the building. That entity connects its own Stripe account and receives payouts on its own schedule.
- Set a per-property management fee — percent of rent, flat dollar amount, or both.
- Owners control their own payout schedule from inside Stripe.
- Mix Direct-to-Owner and Managed-by-Org properties in the same org.
Collect rent from your phone.
Kelpic's native iOS app puts the full property-manager dashboard in your pocket. Track payments, send invoices, and chase a late tenant from the line at the coffee shop.
Ready to get rent in the bank, on time?
Start a free trial of Kelpic®. Set up a property, invite a tenant, and collect your first online payment today.
Kelpic is a registered trademark of Kelpic LLC. Stripe processing fees apply.