There are usually some good, local investors that monitor those forums.

You can monitor water usage daily online. 

Bigger Pockets has some great state forums and usually there are good locals that monitor those.

Hello, I am seeking advice or referrals for a security system or video monitoring service that you use on your investment properties. 

By following lease terms you reduce the risk of unknowingly violating city or county codes, extending favoritism to one tenant over another and you preserve the integrity of your investment.Third, no matter how well you screen your tenants or monitor your property, life happens.

This is being challenged in courts, so monitor it, but that alone could take a while.Cash for keys is truly your best option.

There are many people involved in this thread that are far more educated and intelligent than myself, but one strategy I'd highly recommend is closely monitoring REO/Foreclosure Auction listings on the MLS/Auction sites.

Mine can set door codes, message (or call) guests, schedule cleaners, adjust the thermostat, monitor my cameras, & call a plumber just as easily as a local PM can, for 1% of the costI wrote much more about leveraging offshore assistants in this post here.

Also, in some areas where the original deeds are really old, new surveys using GPS are more accurate than the old metes and bounds method and there can often be discrepancies.

My take is that this is an extra layer to the classic risk/reward tradeoff in the capital stack, with risk and reward (ROI in this case) going up from left to right.Before:    Bank     <     LPs      <     GPsAfter:      Bank < LPs(A) < LPs(B) < GPs.