All agents will tell you they have your best interest at heart and they do have a fiduciary responsibility to you but, there really is no way for you to monitor that.

Anything from a credit monitoring service to a credit builder program.

Everything is optimized for remote monitoring these days - I even learned about some cool phone app-operated mouse traps in another thread I posted.

@Tony Karns just in case you still monitor this, you can absolutely get a cash out loan on an investment property - even if it's a duplex. 

It helps the person who posted on the older thread and is "monitoring" that thread.

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

I do find FCIX a place that allows thorough due diligence, the ability to anonymously dialog with the seller and the admins at FCIX are there to monitor the process and ensure that all steps are completed by both parties.

I can't comment on how other lenders operate, we monitor 'our properties' meaning loans as an on-going policy.

Been monitoring this topic since I started here the other day.

You need to monitor your plan on a regular basis and adjust on the fly.