SECURITY CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DURING A REHAB

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SECURITY CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DURING A REHAB

Steve Sorensen
Rental Property Investor · Littleton, CO · Member since 2019 · 46 posts · 17 votes

Has anyone found a good security camera for doing a remote BRRRR????

There's so much crap and terrible descriptions on Amazon and elsewhere on the internet...I can't find a good answer anywhere. I'm BRRRRing a property out of state and have had some semi-minor vandalism to the home while it's under construction so I need to get some cameras in there. Here's what I'm looking for/thinking of:

- WiFi enabled - I want to buy a hotspot from AT&T and set it up in the home and connect the cameras to the hotspot. I don't want to have to hardwire the cameras for the signal itself.

- Cloud storage - I want a reliable app that has cloud storage so that even if the cameras get stolen/damaged that I still have the video stored in the cloud. I found a couple that have cloud storage but their trash websites won't tell me how much the damn monthly payment is so I'm not willing to just guess. They do advertise their free 7 day trial though of course!!! How wonderful.

-  Can be wired for power or battery/solar powered. Preferably wired because I'm going to put one inside the house but I can make either option work.

    Let me know if anyone has used anything that fits that description or has other suggestions. Thanks!

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    Steve Knipping
    Investor · Wilmington, NC · Member since 2022 · 21 posts · 6 votes
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    @Steve Sorensen Over the years, I've used both the Nest Cameras (by Google), and the Wyze cameras. Both work great and have been reliable for me.

    Nest cameras are about $130 each. Wyze v3 cameras are about $39 each.

    I think the Wyze are actually superior cameras. They're water proof, indoor/outdoor, have really good night vision, and store on an SD card as well as optional cloud (~$2/month)

    Nest is closer to a real security system where you can watch all cameras at the same time from your cellphone. We have 5 indoor cameras and our 2 week cloud storage is about $20-25/month.

    Wyze app is good too, but can only actively watch 1 camera at a time. But can't beat the price!

    Both have great notifications to the mobile app.

    Hope this helps!

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    • Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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      Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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      You could spend all day trying to find the "perfect" system. Look online at CostCo or HomeDepot or Best Buy. Look for a system with 4+ star reviews and buy it. The systems usually have a hard drive and power is supplied via the cables so you don't need to run electric. Indoor/outdoor, 4k video, night vision, motion detectors, and remote viewing with WiFi are all available for reasonable prices.

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    • Steve Knipping
      Investor · Wilmington, NC · Member since 2022 · 21 posts · 6 votes
      4y

      @Steve Sorensen Over the years, I've used both the Nest Cameras (by Google), and the Wyze cameras. Both work great and have been reliable for me.

      Nest cameras are about $130 each. Wyze v3 cameras are about $39 each.

      I think the Wyze are actually superior cameras. They're water proof, indoor/outdoor, have really good night vision, and store on an SD card as well as optional cloud (~$2/month)

      Nest is closer to a real security system where you can watch all cameras at the same time from your cellphone. We have 5 indoor cameras and our 2 week cloud storage is about $20-25/month.

      Wyze app is good too, but can only actively watch 1 camera at a time. But can't beat the price!

      Both have great notifications to the mobile app.

      Hope this helps!

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    • Steve Sorensen
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      Rental Property Investor · Littleton, CO · Member since 2019 · 46 posts · 17 votes
      4y
      Quote from @Steve Knipping:

      @Steve Sorensen Over the years, I've used both the Nest Cameras (by Google), and the Wyze cameras. Both work great and have been reliable for me.

      Nest cameras are about $130 each. Wyze v3 cameras are about $39 each.

      I think the Wyze are actually superior cameras. They're water proof, indoor/outdoor, have really good night vision, and store on an SD card as well as optional cloud (~$2/month)

      Nest is closer to a real security system where you can watch all cameras at the same time from your cellphone. We have 5 indoor cameras and our 2 week cloud storage is about $20-25/month.

      Wyze app is good too, but can only actively watch 1 camera at a time. But can't beat the price!

      Both have great notifications to the mobile app.

      Hope this helps!


      Thanks for the suggestions! I posted this in a couple of forums and Wyze was recommended a few times and had what I was looking for so this is what I did:

      - I bought this camera and base station:
      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DTHN1KB?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
      - I bought three of these cameras to go with it:
      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FFK9ZYR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

      - I then bought a hot spot from AT&T with 15 GB of data. It cost me ~$275 for the device itself and added $25/mo. to my plan which came without a contract so I can cancel it between rehabs if I really want to.

      I'll try and remember to follow up on this post to let people know whether it works or not!
      Thanks again for the suggestions, much appreciated!

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    • Eduardo Bilbao
      Realtor · Miami Fl · Member since 2021 · 72 posts · 64 votes
      4y
      Quote from @Steve Sorensen:

      Has anyone found a good security camera for doing a remote BRRRR????

      There's so much crap and terrible descriptions on Amazon and elsewhere on the internet...I can't find a good answer anywhere. I'm BRRRRing a property out of state and have had some semi-minor vandalism to the home while it's under construction so I need to get some cameras in there. Here's what I'm looking for/thinking of:

      - WiFi enabled - I want to buy a hotspot from AT&T and set it up in the home and connect the cameras to the hotspot. I don't want to have to hardwire the cameras for the signal itself.

      - Cloud storage - I want a reliable app that has cloud storage so that even if the cameras get stolen/damaged that I still have the video stored in the cloud. I found a couple that have cloud storage but their trash websites won't tell me how much the damn monthly payment is so I'm not willing to just guess. They do advertise their free 7 day trial though of course!!! How wonderful.

      -  Can be wired for power or battery/solar powered. Preferably wired because I'm going to put one inside the house but I can make either option work.

        Let me know if anyone has used anything that fits that description or has other suggestions. Thanks!


         Man that sucks, the only way that I think I can help here is that I remember one of the guests in a BP episode mentioned this exact scenario. She mentioned that she found a camera that would allow you to insert a sim card in it and it would work with motion sensors and only uploaded images when motion was detected through the cellular data plan of the sim card. I thought this was pretty neat and that is why I remember it. 

        Good luck to you!

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      • Eduardo Bilbao
        Realtor · Miami Fl · Member since 2021 · 72 posts · 64 votes
        4y

        Maybe this one would do. 

        https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor...

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      • Tim Silvers
        Las Vegas, NV · Member since 2009 · 197 posts · 32 votes
        3y

        Exactly for those of us doing BRRRs/flips:

        https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ri...

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      • Joshua Davidson
        Rental Property Investor · Morgantown, WV · Member since 2018 · 57 posts · 24 votes
        3y

        I would recommend using Ring. I use several Ring cameras around my property and they work great for what I need. They won’t scale well if you have 3 or 4 plus buildings with a need for many cameras since Ring doesn’t have “grid viewing” ability (you can only view one at a time), but the quality and ease of install is great. Plus you can store the footage indefinitely and get motion alerts that are customizable. They’re a simple solution, but they work great for us.

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