Neighbirhoods here are constantly changing, and it takes local street smarts to know what the nest move to make is.

My unit seems to be attracting quite a few folks that are highly interested but they are moving out of the nest for the first time and don't have prior rental history.This will be my first tenant of my choosing so I am really trying to get a good one.

Has anyone ever considered getting Nest thermostats for their rental properties? 

Do you know of any ways I can get the temperature of the inside of the building without installing a nest or similar?

Dump the bird's nest?!?!

Other than a Nest which obviously has it - anyone else have any other recommendations?

In my area of southern CA, many new construction and heavy rehabs with additions incorporate smart features in their homes, including myself which is not only helping sell the homes, but it is almost a requirement from buyers now as they are expected once you hit specific price points.Any home in my area selling for $1.2M or more should at minimum have a nest thermostat (or similar smart brand) and a nest or ring door bell system.

If your investment nest-egg is $60K, how will you live on $6K per year?

Others can use it to allow investments to grow tax free.At 46,000/yr that allows an individual to build quite a nest egg in a self-directed account.

Now, does it seem smart to you to take an older, disabled woman's nest egg and then give access to it to her son who has never done a single real estate deal in his life (but he's thought about it a lot!