Having been monitoring the mrket for 2 months 24/7 and haven't seen any deals like what others are talking about!

You could always get back into it that way when on a computer and then mark the thread "monitor topic" checkbox to add it to the watched tab.

If there are no recent sales in an area (but lots of listings/actives), I would hesitate to purchase in that area with the intent to flip...the likelihood is that there just aren't a lot of buyers in that area.I have a few areas like that where I invest...I monitor the activity, but until/unless it changes, I won't be buying in those areas.

We are in the process of improving that to both photoelectric and ionic smoke detectors in all properties and a CO monitor in any properties with gas wall heaters.

But they will still monitor the portfolio... ?

Suggest you monitor tenant retention and see how many move-ins you get per year. 

Also, her house is 6 hours from where we live, so we don't have a good way to monitor it.So now we have thought about having her "sell" the house to us for a low price ($10 or something) so that we own it and can proceed with eviction.

 Just after any feedback on a property i came across called Property Tracker Pro.What the product does ;●Tracks properties adjacent to the investors property (monitors properties on three boundaries)●Notifies the investor when any of the adjoining properties are sellingFor the investor, this product gives them the opportunity to acquire a “double block” for increased resale values or development opportunities.The cost of Property Tracker Pro is $84 ($AUD). http://propertytrackerpro.comHas anyone used this product before?

I tried out Betterment and Wealthfront a while back and didn't like the lack of control...I don't want to be in emerging markets with the situation in China what it is, but I felt "forced" into it using those services...I'd prefer to buy my own commission-free ETFs and rebalance my portfolio periodically...but that's just me, I'm a bit more hands-on and have the time most days to constantly monitor my portfolio...that's also why I just contribute to 401K just enough to maximize the employer match...though I have always maxed out my Roth contribution...But just out of curiosity, which do you like better, Betterment or Wealthfront?  

Or I have heard of people installing a small sub-meter system to monitor usage.