Id like to be able to monitor them or be involved in any updates, if possible! 

I would continue to monitor the portfolio and see how much you can increase rents per year as you will have a balancing act on your hand.

Ring doorbell camera on all of our properties plus a NoiseAware sensor in the properties so monitor noise levels.

Also part of what your are monitoring with your systems is "if  lease terms are followed" so you are in "spying on" (i.e monitoring) your tenant.

If the property is foreclosed on by the lender, the Option Agreement can't be exercised...and is worthless.Since this potential situation exists with a loan in place, to me, this means that buying an option to buy on a leveraged property is at the very least...a stupid thing to do.this is why folks will record options  .. and if they are smart will monitor the payments on the underlying.. but your right there is risk in optioning a property with debt and the amount of debt makes a difference..  

In the mean time, I've been monitoring Redfin and Realtor.com for small multi-properties and getting familiar with the areas that have a lot of duplexes.

With the builders I've worked with in Cape Coral through RTR, I was provided a builder POC and instructions on how to monitor progress - usually through software like BuilderTrend.

A local bank is going to want you to set up your operating business accounts for the shop with them and they will monitor it closely.

You get a discount on your insurance if you put it in a monitor system that connects to a central system. 

Here are some common issues with tenants that S8 doesn't address for owners:1) Monitoring Utility Bills - S8 prefers that landlords include utilities in the rent payment.