There are usually some good, local investors that monitor those forums.

There may be good property management companies out there but DO YOUR RESEARCH and monitor their progress.

looks like quite a mountain of tires, couches,mattresses, computer monitors, and other hard to get rid of junk,,and NO way out.

You would have to have an honest tenant and trusted vendors.How will you monitor the market to ensure you're at market rates?

Again, based on the size of the shop and we've been monitoring secretly how many cars go in and out so we can estimate how much they earn.- The broker wants me to sign an NDA before giving me ANY information.

There are usually some good, local investors that monitor those forums.

The upsides of our Utilities Budget program from the tenants perspective is they have the convenience of a single payee for utilities and rent and do not have to post large deposits with the utility companies in order to obtain service.The upside from our perspective is:we can offer the same practical convenience as renting with utilities included without the risk of a tenant wastefully opening their window(s) in the middle of winter;since all utilities are retained in our name we know the bills are getting paid;we are able to monitor the impact of efficiency improvements we make to the property;we are able to pass along the water and sewer utility costs to the tenant;Since the tenants are prepaying their utilities in advance, we have yet to stuck with a bill that could not be paid from the tenant.  

Mine can set door codes, message (or call) guests, schedule cleaners, adjust the thermostat, monitor my cameras, & call a plumber just as easily as a local PM can, for 1% of the costI wrote much more about leveraging offshore assistants in this post here.

Bigger Pockets has some great state forums and usually there are good locals that monitor those.

I am thinking of putting a security monitoring system (like ring central so I can view on my phone) to monitor my property and would like to install security cameras in a few places on the property.