Temporary Income Tax Reg defines investor activities as follows:For purposes of this paragraph (f)(2)(ii), work done by an individual in the individual's capacity as an investor in an activity includes—(1) Studying and reviewing financial statements or reports on operations of the activity;(2) Preparing or compiling summaries or analyses of the finances or operations of the activity for the individual's own use; and(3) Monitoring the finances or operations of the activity in a non-managerial capacity.

There are still deals like this to be found in the D - if you live IN or CLOSE to the property to monitor the tenants and thieves during rehab you're good.

Also what software do you use to monitor that they are working? 

They have live monitoring for only 25/month.

Once you have established and built good business credit, be sure to monitor and protect it, just as you do with your personal credit.

As far as I know, GF reps monitor BP post when GF is mentioned.

As Jeff Foxworthy said: “Invest in mutual funds, hellll no, buy commemorative plates”Thanks for the video, the video and all these stories (along with my own) are a wake up call for all of us to monitor our properties closer – run it as a business not a hobby.

I also have a small sensor monitoring noise, humidity etc.

I can offset some of it if I buy $200k worth of CD's or Treasuries and monitor the market but still the cash out would decrease my cash flow by 700-800$.

Some areas that may be worth monitoring around here in that price point are Beechview, Brookline, Carnegie, Verona, Bellevue/Avalon, and more.