Being able to monitor/review cleans remotely was a huge thing for us (made it worth the fee), but the inventory tracking feature they've added has been an amazing addition to our workflow.I am surprised by how many guests actually use the checkout notification, but it's also been great for us and has even helped "convert" a few would-be 3 Star ratings into 5 Star ratings.If you have a fantastic cleaner who will be with you forever and you can trust to handle everything you need then don't sweat it, just use a shared calendar and some texts/emails.

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

You'll likely have to deal with drama amongst tenants, monitoring the utility bills, lots of turnover, and the occasional police phone call.

I’ll be monitoring this thread as I’ve never done this before either.

Paul Timmins it's like you have been monitoring my computer today!

It doesn't mean you shouldn't invest in it but you should have a network of very trustworthy people in this town that you can rely on to monitor your property.  

I would put in low flow toilets, high efficiency everything and maybe some kind of water meter on it that you can at least monitor usage by pipe.

Monitor your income and mitigate expenses.

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

Bigger Pockets has some great state forums and local real estate investors do monitor those.