Police are in the area monitoring all the time and some days its a mess.

The most obvious being to:1. use MLS data for sold property from at least three realtors that includes: list price, sales price, days on market, cumulative days on market, beds, baths, to see sales trends/DOM2. walk a LOT of property that is currently for sale3. drive by a LOT of recent sales with comp sales info in hand4. spend a LOT of time MONITORING (not just looking at) Craigslist to determine rents5. reviewing sites like www.rentometer.com to check/validate what I saw on Craigslist6. reading the local paper for several months regarding local trends and events7. and reviewing the target market on sites like http://www.neighborhoodscout.com. 8.

Credit wise is a credit monitoring feature offered through credit cards - I know Capital One offers Credit Wise with Transunion scores.  

I'd take my chances, not pay them, and then monitor my credit report.

YOU brought this on yourself; The management company did not pay/deposit 4 months of rent payment to my accountStarting around the 30th of the month I start monitoring my account balance (it's online now, welcome to the 21st century), any deposit that's not posted by the third of the month I'm on the phone looking for it.

Sure, you can do what Nathan says above, but in the future you should be more diligent about monitoring your property.

Monitoring and maximizing the performance of your assets should be a top priority, ensuring that they remain resilient and profitable during challenging times.Debt Service Coverage Ratio: During a recession, maintaining a healthy debt service coverage ratio becomes paramount.

I also have leads on tenants from the college who are athletes that pay a little more than normal tenants and can be monitored by coaches!

This is the method I plan to enter into investment properties later this year with, but there are a lot of variables and things to monitor to make sure the use of the same capital can be rinsed and repeated.

During the tenancy, monitor how well the tenants abide by the terms of the rental agreement.