I hear that putting a rental sign in the yard is not a good idea, since that can signal that the property is empty and can be broken into.

Yes, you can transfer $1 billion dollars around the world in 10 minutes, but you can't do all the due diligence, sign all the documents, get insurance any faster than before. 

One would think that advertising, purchasing landlord insurance, and renting the place out might be enough to signal intent.

The virtue signaling on this website sometimes...

The area definitely requires someone on site to monitor the apartment and respond to any alarm signals.

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@Jack Bobeck    Researched a bit more and did not like the idea of being tied to a Wifi signal.

It’s counterintuitive that rental demand would drop as buying demand is plummeting but this could signal significant weakness in the economy.

Now, assuming this is a flip, if you find that agent and they tell you there are no accurate comps, that's a "walk-away" signal for me.

Are you going to sign all your hard earned equity away just because you no longer want to have tenants?