If you are putting up cameras to monitor your tenants, such as putting a camera over the patio, that would probably be an invasion of privacy. 

When she moved out of state she left all her newer appliances, patio furniture & being OCD the place was immaculate. 

Bulk salt, oils, vinegars and tons more.TP, paper towels, small soaps and shampoos, coffee pods, tea, creamers, Splenda and sugar packets, disposable cups, inexpensive food containers to take food home, Ziplocs, aluminum foil, parchment paper, plastic wrap....on and on.I believe is providing a lot of stuff like that for guests.

We use a Home Depot wet-dry vacuum to remove the crap and we put the crap in a few plastic trash cans.

Plastic underlayment would be good to have here to direct the water away from the house and not down into the ground. 3.

I made these little signs in those plastic, desk standing photo frames from Dollar Tree.

What if the primary bedroom has its own door to the patio?

Is there a driveway/patio/other solid surface near your house that would drain water toward the house?

Ideally you don't want it backing onto a rear neighbor and if you can get a home with a covered patio area along with the pool, guests love that.  

New Plastic windows never need painted.12.