If there is a zoning/permitting issue, then the City needs to get with the program because having some tightly-monitored efficiencies available would go a long way toward dealing with the homeless.BTW, it seems there were some homeless alcoholics living or at least meeting in our house before we bought it, who are now out of a home.

I am okay with the rents being lower by 5% but anything more@Casey Miles Based on the little experience I have with the being a landlord and the issue I am facing above I would say you should monitor the rents yearly and as long as as the rents are 5% to 10% off market we can not increase the rent.

Unless you are willing to scrub your list by monitoring either the case file or property records, you're stuck with mailing.How long?

You have to monitor the contractors and make sure things are getting done. 

I just continue to monitor the market and when something I can't pass up comes along, I'll get it under contract and figure out how to buy it.To use a baseball analogy, I tend to think that you don't have to hit a home run every time, but if you consistently get on base (positive cash flow), you get to keep playing, and will probably win.I hope this helps you in your quest for the best ROI.Good luck!  

Monitored alarm.

Water leaks can be very expensive so you have to monitor readings and investigate any fluctuations.  

For something that would require this much work, I would like to monitor it in person.

GPS is not like you're going the wrong way superhighway...So it's always fun finding deals in our world.....

Clean-up and remediation can be extremely expensive and may require ground water monitoring (annually or quarterly) for years.