When my handyman came to the property, I would give him the list and a credit card, and he would spend the afternoon driving back and forth to Home Depot.

That ship sailed a long time ago, we are living off "credit cards" now to a really significant degree.

It's very common to have a credit card used during a free-trial sign up.

My wife and I wouldn't have done it when raising kids and now that they are out of the house, we still wouldn't.But we love rentals. 

I manage all vendor payments via credit card with dedicated credit cards via Baselane for recurring vendors like landscapers, cleaners and hot tub maintenance.

I am sending out 600 cards a month.

During the pandemic years, it became increasingly popular to lease month to month which creates opportunity to increase rents rapidly on in place tenants.I'm buying a condo this month in which the tenant agreed to stay and signed a new lease raising his rent $250 per month. 

They already are given their utility allowance on a debit card instead of via direct payments to the utility companies, and lo and behold, none of them magically ever have enough money to pay their utilities, but they have plenty to host parties drink smoke get llegal pets that trash the place far beyond what the security deposit covers...so I can't imagine how much money is getting pissed away in Florida.

Now that I own rentals my debt cycles with winter fuel and sometimes remodels being put on a credit card.

Wasnt planning on raising the rent, but with last minute things now Im deciding to raise the rent.