You can get alerts on high/low temp and humidity.

I normally DIY all the way, but if I don't even have a lease or know the disclosures I need for my state or city (lead paint, mold/mildew, w/h temp, smoke / co2 alarms  etc) I'd get the best PM I could.   

I'm not sure if the rest of the country is like this, but towns in Connecticut have web-based GIS explorers, but very little ability to manipulate and query the data.

Are there any seasoned AZ investors that can recommend a property management company in the Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and Tucson area? 

It comes from knowing that you have a hidden plumbing issue when the temp. of the hot water is different in the upstairs bathroom than when you take the temp of at the kitchen. 

It’s passive and relatively risk free.LOL, hard money is rarely risk free, it is none-of risk free.Short term financing is inherently extremely high risk investment especially if the underlying LTV is low, the borrower made mishap or the debt sponsor manipulates the number, or the NPL itself increased in the number.Be extremely careful if residential going down in value because NPL would skyrocket LOLit's first time time I heard hard money is risk free, no way it's like that LOL.

Having the smart thermostats are nice because you can keep the tenants from keeping the temps too high in the winter and too low in the summer (we pay the utilities).

We had several extended periods with abnormally low temperatures in Dallas this past winter, that will create high electric bills in an all electric home.You said you replaced the A/C when you purchased the home, did you by chance have heat pumps installed or is the heat just resistive heat (very expensive).Even with heat pumps, when the temps get into the teens, the cost to heat goes up significantly.

Banks are going to care about debt service coverage, asset coverage, and collateral more than they care about your paydex score, so don't invest too much time manipulating your business credit rating if you could instead be finding great business opportunities.

worst thing is, they manipulate and present incorrect info mostly COMPS to show the value add and send stacks of pages as a supporting documents to investors.