@Sarnen SteinbarthWe've experimented with Nest a while ago, but they were tight lipped about their APIs and a bit of a pain to integrate into our system ... this may change with their new ownership, we shall have to wait and see.  

@Susie Wilson blink or Arlo are cheap and work ok but would recommend nest as an affordable true security system.

I'm interested in self-directing my Roth IRA and investing in real estate.I recently read Tax-Free Wealth by Tom Wheelwright and he stresses the point that you should not nest a tax-advantaged investment in another tax shelter.

I think I'll just do the 8%, poke at the bees nest a little and test the waters on what they say or do and go from there. 

Here mud daubers love to nest.  A

. - Nest (a nice to have but not a must for me.

@Martin Nesta second home loans offer discounted interest rates, lower down payments and no reserve requirements, because you are occupying the property part of the year.

we had same situation on our river house on the Columbia bald eagle nest a few hundred feet down river.

@Kurt SpriglerWe use Nest as well.

Originally posted by @Nesta Dawkins:A lot of vey good info in this thread.