Originally the purpose was for sensors (humidity/moisture, temperature, electrical consumption, motion), but them we started to add control features (thermostat limits, electronic lock, etc), with the ability to delegate some access to the tenants.While it doesn't increase our rent, it does make looking after our student houses easier and the "coolness" factor does seem to help with word-of-mouth marketing.

Time to send your programmer a fresh case of Mountain Dew.

I keep one in my bedroom and turn the house thermostat down substantially at night.Since it seems like their bill is MUCH higher than yours was when you lived there, make sure they are turning the thermostat down when they're at work & at night.

Lenders too, though we tend to already be pretty good at math - it's just new equations that need to become part of our daily vocabulary *on top of* fannie/freddie/fha/va ways of doing math.We have an entire generation of people screwing themselves out of homeownership because they are listening to their parents, except for those among them that are going to be doctors/lawyers/accountants/programmers/etc.

Number may be closer to %30   not the %34-%39 shown at the bottom6 plex BUILDING PERMITS   (  $97,200.00  single $16,200.00 UTILITIES $0.00 $500.00 EXCAVATION $24,000.00 $4,000.00 GRAVEL $2,500.00 $416.67 CONCRETE PUMP $1,750.00 $250.00 CONCRETE $18,000.00 $3,000.00 FOUNDATION/CONCRETE-LABOR $9,000.00 $1,500.00 CONCRETE CUTTING $750.00 $125.00 SEWER CONCRETE FLAT WORK $12,000.00 $2,000.00 FRAMING LABOR $21,000.00 $4,947.00 ROOF TRUSSES $14,300.00 $1,831.67 BUILDING MATERIALS $70,000.00 $19,128.40 WINDOWS & SKYLIGHTS $8,500.00 $1,419.38 EXTERIOR DOORS $5,400.00 $1,050.00 ROOF COVER $16,800.00 $2,800.00 GAS FIREPLACE $6,000.00 SIDING LABOR $13,115.00 $2,185.00 GARAGE DOOR $4,914.00 $819.00 GUTTERS $2,400.00 $525.00 PLUMBING $30,000.00 $7,000.00 HEATING $30,000.00 $4,800.00 AIR CONDITIONING $0.00 NEST THERMOSTAT $325.00 GAS BBQ GAS DRYER ELECTRICAL $21,000.00 $4,000.00 MASONRY $3,000.00 $500.00 INSULATION $12,000.00 $2,735.00 SHEET ROCK $21,000.00 $7,100.00 SHEET ROCK GYP BOARD $750.00 INTERIOR TRIM $16,500.00 $2,500.00 TRIM LABOR $12,000.00 $2,500.00 SECURITY SYSTEM $900.00 FINISH HARDWARE $2,400.00 $350.00 UNDERLAY LABOR $1,500.00 $250.00 CABINETS $24,000.00 $4,854.40 COUNTERTOPS $11,100.00 $1,850.00 MANTLE $1,200.00 TILE $9,000.00 $1,597.80 VINYL AND FORMICA $3,000.00 $207.43 HARDWOOD FLOORS $6,600.00 $1,138.10 CARPET $13,000.00 $2,110.10 PAINTING $25,200.00 $5,359.25 WATERPROOF DECK $0.00 $0.00 KITCHEN APPLIANCES $8,400.00 $1,400.00 LIGHTS $3,000.00 $500.00 SHOWER DOOR &MIRRORS $3,000.00 $790.00 FINAL CLEANING $2,400.00 $400.00 PICK UP.

That is Form processing in the clients browser and CGI processing on the hosted site.Unless you have web experience, you will need a web back-end programmer (not a front-end eye candy kind of programmer).

I'm a programmer in Irvine of the same age looking to focus on real estate investments.

I am a software programmer so I could develop a nice little system that could be used to gather this type of data.  

You hate to send someone to fix the heat to find out the tenant doesn't know how to change the battery on the thermostat.... but that is the risk you take. 

She is a computer programmer that graduted from college in 1982.