Noise monitoring.

Everyone knows about that, so I’ll move along.There’s also the big heart…minus the Jesus fish on the sleeve or the cards.

I would take Travis advice to heart as he is from the area.My advice was going to be to find an agent or PM or an investor who is making it work and follow their lead. 

Aishan,Detroit is one of the best markets in the country but you have to know what you're and you have to work with people that have your best interest at heart.

We only manage our own portfolio right now, so the bottom line is close to my heart.

House gets foreclosed on when a borrower is not paying its debt obligations - typically its mortgage.buying foreclosures is not for the faint of heart as you have no idea of the interior of these properties lastly while it can be beneficial also realize if there are a lot in an area those homes are the new comps when trying to sell so it lowers home values in an area 

I routinely monitor my STR 600 miles away from me.

@Jorge Caceres I don't normally monitor for open windows but had another tenant mention it after which I did.

In our student houses we use a programmable thermostat, but our building monitoring system has its own sensors and can override the wall thermostat and will not allow the temperature to get below 10C (50F) ... we are presently testing a new software load that will also prevent them from cooling the house too far in the summer.

Louis, even buying a property for $2k might be overpaying for it ;-) These properties always need some sort of extensive/gut rehab, so they are not for the faint of heart (or stomach)!