They may suffer from other weather related problems like tornados and hail though so check insurance rates.The cons is that you can get ripped off a lot easier and for a lot more money since you are not there to monitor what is going on.

Ill monitor this thread.

Cost to engineer and/or fix these items afterHow is the system being communicated to - wiring and monitoring system - cost associatedHope this helps!

I have clients that do that for their investors.. they charge a fee though to monitor the whole process between 7 to 10k but its money well spent. 

WA can jump the river and shop tax free. that's kind of best of both worlds. traffic is an issue between the two areas these days.If you go up I 5 towards longview prices are better but tenant quality is something that has to be monitored .. 

I prefer full disclosure, but that's just me.Or, you could set up searches in Realtor.com and other public facing sites to monitor what price points are in what neighborhoods, how quickly they go under contract, etc. 

Help with monitoring / checking in on short notice?

My advice to all new hosts is closely monitor those in your market that are doing outstandingly well.

Thanks for your suggestions, pls continue to update this discussion.I will continue to monitor it.

This can help if there are disputes later and will be useful for monitoring recurring issues.