I'd like to set up something that gives us an alert if someone is at a vacant property after-hours and to determine if a home is occupied without paying someone an hour round trip to find out (for the rare default situations).  

Did the close out store not have enough of a single color?

Whatever is stored on the shelves will mostly cover it.If it's no longer used, you could remove it completely.

In such a situation, you may not even need to hire an engineer - a good surveyor could do it.

What are others doing in situations like this?

Because I have created a “hassle” situation for myself by going down the LLC rabbit hole I have separate LLCs and separate bank accounts.

They say this can take 30 days, yet I see complaints on BBB and the App Store for Google and Apple where people have not gotten their money back yet even after several months.I have contacted my bank and they said you have 60 days to file a dispute from the date of your DEPOSIT not the time you request the transfer back into your bank. 

Would love to chat through this situation with you as I am always pulled to invest in Western PA when student rentals pop up near SRU.

@Sandra Ho,I'm a little late to your thread, but you pose a good question—neither of these situations are ideal.

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