In lower rate areas the building cost doesn’t make it worth building.  

We want a camera system that:1) Connects to internet for remote monitoring via an office computer (not just a mobile device)2) Has motion-sensor alerts3) Records to the cloud, so a thief can't disable/steal the camera to hide their identityWe plan to remove these cameras once a property is rented and reinstall at the next vacant rental.Wi-Fi connection to internet is possible, but we'd also like to look into cellular connections to internet.What suggestions do you have please?

At that point, it's worth researching and finding a solution that better meets your needs.

But if you look into their marketing, socials, Youtube, IG, past sales record on Zillow and stuff you can see if they really are in the investment space or if they work with traditional homeowners.

Is it worth doing a 1031 to trade up? 

its those dreamers that get hoodwinked by fake lenders that tell them what they want to hear just to get some non refundable due diligence money up front on deals they know will never go because the borrower is as you describe or the property aint worth it.

I can’t carry a gun I have a criminal record a remnant of a misspent youth  I carry pepper spray I’ve used it once.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Lake Worth.

It'll take you a while to replace your $60k income...Assuming that you make 2.5% per deal and pay your Broker 1/2, you'd need to buy/sell $5,000,000 worth of properties per year to equal your current salary.

That said, it was easy for me to have my own custom site built through a 3rd party developer on UpWork, and then connect it to OwnerRez with their Wordpress plugins and short codes.I feel the cost is relatively small and worth it.I also pay separately for PriceLabs dynamic pricing engine, which I plug into OwnerRez, which for the extra $20/month, I find easily pays for itself.