If tenant wants to use credit card, Zillow charges the tenant the additional processing fee, so you still get your full rent amount.

Even with a dozen properties I might need a plumber twice a year, an electrician once, and a handyman a few times  not often enough to be remembered or get priority service  They raise rents faster and higher than I ever would, this alone virtually pays their 8% management fee and $300 new tenant acquisition fee.

I got the tenants on board by promising not to raise the rent that year.

As a side note, Floridas current insurance issues are mostly caused by other factors besides the increase in severity and frequency of natural disasters however (roofing scams and no caps on lawyers fees for claims, both results of bad government policy that resulted in most insurance companies leaving the state and the remaining ones raising rates to account for having to pay for all of the roofing scams and absurdly high attorney fees on simple claims). 

@Bob StevensI was making an assumption that rent was not up to FMR For example in my county if you forget to ask for your yearly raises the dispersion becomes massive and eventually FMR changes can be drastic YoY for a new packet versus keeping an existing relationship.   

Credit cards - store specific, general business expenses, etc.Any POV you have on what has worked for you would be great!

At all of our locations we have raised our rate for all new renters. 

Certainly wouldn't have much issue showing credit card statements of local restaurant/grocery/gas purchases in that area through the year, but that seems a bit asinine to track or even think they'd request. 

If you are trying to get others to pay your down payment and you have nothing in the deal, there are probably no terms that anyone would agree to unless they were getting credit card type returns. 

I anticipate this will become an issue with more frequent consequences because its never been easier to raise small amounts in volume, again thanks to social media.