Have you considered adding a computer monitor to the desk for remote workers?

A lot of real estate owners do whatever and later they have to do so many things at once.Of course it is good enough to have one fixed asset and accumulated depreciation but it is always better to separately keep track of asset to monitor and analyze later.

Does CA do crazy audits of phone GPS and credit card transactions?

He was there for only few months and I used to regularly monitor that area along with other vulnerable areas and it used to be always dry in that particular and am pretty sure it's a recent development but never had a chance to either inquire or be a direct witness of their usage.

From what I understand my blink and amazon accounts are linked for function and while i understand the necessity for a PM to monitor security cams, and have the ability to send ekeys, i wouldn't want someone to be able to access my amazon account throught some odd way via having my Blink acc

The city doesn't proactively monitor this but when your neighbors call it in (and they will) they will crack down pretty hard.  

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

Along with that comes the "Potential" to get maintenance'd to death, to have 2am calls about toilets, to have to actively monitor and manage the manager to press them to do their dang-job, to HOPE I make __X__ money that month, or next month.   

I have to spend a lot of time on identifying the right managers and deals, monitoring them, which isn't my idea of passive.On the plus side, if I can figure out DST 1031 and find trustworthy managers, I can rinse and repeat with my other properties with the same process. 

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 costHire good cleaners, a solid handyman & befriend some helpful neighbors.