Lastly, set deadlines to monitor progress.Once you've established your achievable goals, the next step is to assemble a reliable team in your target market to support your success.

Anyone have thoughts on moving the two thermostats to the hallway, putting them on my phone for monitoring via wifi with a lock of of xx degrees, and including it in the rent?

You have to constantly monitor.

We currently use a simplisafe system to monitor the driveway to audit how many guests enter and if they bring pets.

ASK your housing authority how long the wait for the initial inspection will take.My experience has been that you need to monitor these tenants more closely than others.  

Desire to remote monitor and submit monthly billing to each tenant. 

I have checked for reviews here on BiggerPockets, which you yourself have found and monitored, and looked on other forums, but I am not able to find any reviews other than the reviews posted on your sight about the bigger and more expensive program.

I have been monitoring and researching the Tax deed process in Texas for the last 6 months.

With the technology available today allowing lenders to more easily monitor deed transfers, and interest rates on new mortgages double the rates 2 years ago, I would only do a sub to transaction if I were sure funds would be available to pay off the existing mortgage should the lender decide to accelerate .  

I’m closely monitoring a few tenants as we speak. 1 requested to pay this Friday after payday due to a job change. 1 is $200 behind from last month. 1 got a rent increase but still has this month at the previous rate.