Can you get a deadbeat tenant to pay on time?

A common complaint of new landlords is “can you get a deadbeat tenant to pay on time?” Basically, this is the same question as “can you get a leopard to change it’s spots?”

Here is a typical scenario. Two months in, “Brent” already has a history of paying your rent late. Brent, of course, has all kinds of excuses; “I don’t have your email address.” “The bank messed up.” “I had an…