Camera System Solution Ideas

[Anthony R.]

So I've been trying to find someone to install cameras into my buildings but I can't seem to find 1. people that do this and 2. solutions that work.

So far, companies want $1000+ to install 4 cameras and you have to have wifi at the house, there's no cell network solutions. Well, I don't live at the buildings and I don't want to setup an ISP at each of these places. It's expensive and way over kill for a camera system. 

So my idea is to do this:

Buy a camera system from harbor freight ($250 I think?). Get a lockable steal box for the housing that I can stick in the basement and get a mobile hotspot to access it with. I think the mobile hotspots are $100 to buy and then $0-$20 a month depending on data usage. I'd have to install it myself but the total setup should only run ~$350-$400 per building and only an extra ~$20 a month in expenses for each building. 

Is this a reasonable setup? Has anyone else done this? I feel like this should be a solved problem. I have no idea why this is such a pain to get rolling.