The monitoring service is also really good.

We are aiming for the nicer parts of flint with clean water, good schooling, and stable infrastructure. 

My husband and I are looking to purchase our first investment property and would love to hear feedback as to where seasoned investors have purchased or the areas to monitor and invest in.

It's also a big no no since these homes are NOT real property so they should not be valued along with the real property (THE LAND+infrastructure).

How many owners have their common areas monitored with security cameras? 

Hi, fellow STR investorsI have a question on systemizing the ordering, distributing and monitoring cleaning and kitchen supplies for STR operation and would love to hear your inputs:As my portfolio increases, I start to have issues on providing and restocking supplies for cleaners.

There's probably a benefit to being an early adopter in that you take care of it before everyone else "has to" do it, but if you're too early then the infrastructure/products/know-how isn't there as much so you pay more than if you wait until demand is more widespread.Most folks I know, including myself, are taking a "wait and see" approach at the moment, but obviously folks that owner occupy might act earlier especially since it could benefit them personally.Now is a good time to recommend RISE Engineering, which does free energy audits of residential properties and then reduced-cost work if you do decide to implement some/all of their suggested improvements.My understanding is that it's free for the audit and reduced-cost for the work, because they get funded partly from charges everyone already pays on their electric/energy bills - i.e., it's subsidized by a tax we're already paying.

NoVa "feels" like a stronger area for appreciation just because of the better school system, better public transit/infrastructure, and strong job market.

There is talent and technology infrastructure in California today that cannot be beat. 

Securitization of loans and notes is still going on, but not nearly to the same extent and the compliance monitoring is still very strict.