So the agent that sold me the apartment has been very helpful all this while.

2 years ago she sold me the apartment on behalf of the previous owner at slightly lower market rate.
2 months after that she helped me to rent it out to a pilot - albeit at lower rental rate.

This year she manage to find another tenant, foreigner businesswoman at slightly higher rental rate.

For both tenancy she's getting 1 month rental as the agent fee (quite a lot in my opinion but that's the market rate as I was informed)

Now this new tenant choose to pay by cash every month. Can I engage the agent to help collect my monthly rental since she already being paid 1 month agent fee upfront?

Wasn't aware that the tenant will pay by cash before they sign the contract.

For time being I don't feel the hassle because the tenant deal the rent payment directly with my agent and she happily oblige even though I told her she doesn't have to

I known my agent for 3 years already. She too own 2 studio units in the same apartment. She also hold the secretary role of the Management Committee there. Hence my trust.

Between my agent and the tenant, I am more worried about the tenant since never met in person. I only seen her face from the copy of her passport (a foreigner). But so far so good, she has been a good payer. Always pay either early or on time.

Just whatsapp my agent, she told me whenever she went to collect rent she will go into my apartment. It's well kept. Most of the time only the tenant and her baby are around. Husband only comes during the weekend

Can't complain when the tenant want to shove you with cash. Good tenant very hard to get. Heard from other relatives, they started to have uncollected rentals