I don't want my tenants to feel they need to hide things from me, and would prefer to know so that I can monitor the situation.  

We'd love to have any other Texans monitor and be involved there. 

How will your tenant know if you are monitoring their behavior?

Brokers should consider employing a staff member who’s responsible for monitoring, updating and implementing information security systems and procedures at your company.

I noticed that there are some subscription services such as Local Market Monitor, which will indicate trending RE markets but these services can be pricey.

Here we are using higher end finishes and adding items such as light tubes, electronic apartment monitoring {software my other company is developing} and door locks (tenants can open the door w/ their phone).In this area we are in the middle/lower end of the buildings - there are a lot of furnished, executive flats here which are rented to government ministers as we are 2-blocks from the legislature - but we are specifically positioning our building for the younger generation (the assistants to the ministers living in the upper-end, furnished apartments).

Yes, you can fight this by monitoring liquor cost closely and they even sell high-tech metering systems and camera systems now, but again its much easier said than done.

I install a monitored security system monitored by a local company.

If we grant a legal monopoly on violence to a subset of our citizens, then we owe it to ourselves to very carefully monitor how that power is used.

To be notified next time, click on the link in the above post for the forum.Then click "monitor this topic" at the top of the forum.When I schedule the next meetup in the East Bay (sometime in February), I will post it on that thread.