Agree on the money and the rules before anyone moves in, then make the monthly part automatic: one person collects each roommate's share of the rent and bills before paying the landlord, chores rotate on their own, and everyone can see who has paid. TableCash puts that in one app for the person who runs the house; everyone else uses a link. The guides below go step by step.

1. Before anyone moves in

• What to agree on before you move in: rent split, bills, the deposit, chores, guests, quiet hours.
• Split rent calculator: evenly, or by room size when the rooms aren't the same.

2. Every month

• Collect rent when the lease is in your name.
• Venmo, Zelle or an app: the best way to collect rent from roommates.
• How to split utilities with roommates.
• A chore chart that takes turns on its own.

3. When something goes wrong

• What to do when a roommate doesn't pay their rent.
• The money when a roommate moves out.
• Is collecting your roommates' rent taxable?

4. Picking an app

• Best app for roommates to split rent, bills and chores, compared.
• Is Splitwise good for roommates?
• Best chore app for roommates.

Where TableCash fits

TableCash is for the person who runs the house, usually the one whose name is on the lease. They set up the rent and bills and each roommate's share; roommates open one link, see their part, and pay by card or mark that they paid another way. Chores, repairs, house info, house rules and votes live in the same place. The app is free to download; a card payment has a 3.5% plus $1.49 TableCash fee. TableCash doesn't pay the landlord: card payments go to the organizer through Stripe, and the app is the record.