Regulars and newbies attend both.

If you have decent income and credit, just go with a bank and get a regular loan.

Tulip traders were making (and losing) fortunes regularly.

The employees are very friendly and know me my name just from cashing regular checks and their apps and account setups are simple to use.

But a regular contractor (i.e. carpenter) might. 

I am a contractor so use home depot on a regular basis so i am familiar with their credit system.

This is very possible, is done regularly, and is sometimes done when buying REO properties.3. 

@Jim K.Jim makes a critical point about tech, we use it regularly now for viewings (when applicants are out of province) and for decades landlords/ and tradespeople have been asking for pictures when a problem comes up,... easy enough to snap a pic/ vid when starting a project of the paint can, tile, flooring, door hardware etc and give a go/ no go as the owner.

I pay my children through my LLC with a standard, regular paycheck. 

Here in my City it is easy to separately meter small multifamily properties and require the tenant to be responsible for the water bills.If I had to be responsible for the water bill as a landlord I like the idea mentioned above of paying the minimum water bill and billing anything above back to the tenants; it still incentivises them to keep an eye on their consumption.