I find (a free credit monitoring company) very helpful in just learning how things affect my score. 

I have learned many investors do not follow the ordinance because the monitoring/tracking controls lack resource.

I do not do Open Houses in occupied homes as there is no way to properly monitor who is in the house and where.  

Start with the MLS, but get use to having MLS on monitor one, and your chosen title company's title lookup website on monitor two, and of course google on monitor number three to see what "123 Main LLC" is and if that owner of public record is married to someone with a criminal history. 

I closely monitor messages and email in case something serious comes up.

Its better to have a two bedroom where one bedroom can be used for the baby with a baby monitor. 

If you are not onsite to monitor the contractor - you need a "boots on the ground" project manager;4.

I'm not loyal to any other agent, so the economic incentives of dual agency make me believe I have an edge in offers.I've considered getting an agent to monitor the MLS and look for potentially attractive deals, but I am in a situation where I have the time to do it myself and I feel the experience of sifting through houses, analyzing areas, and crunching the numbers is great for my own growth in REI.

I could install thermostats that can be controlled via an App on my phone to monitor the heat setting.. does anyone do this?

So everything being equal and 90% of he syndicators chasing the same product.. it comes down to who do you trust. another article I found at the same time was talking about how the syndication groups will state that they are "in compliance with SEC regulations" or throw around terms like "rule 501 (a)", "rule 506 (c)" and "regulation D" and imply that these securities are regulated/monitored like stocks, bonds, etcthis is not the article I am talking about, but another SEC documenthttps://www.investor.gov/news-alerts/investor-aler...What should I consider when investing in private placements?