If the properties were farther away I would monitor but in such a way as to not disturb tenants.

Always pay attention to your property manager's performance because there's no way I or my team can monitor thousands of properties in dozens of states. 

As we can't listen to or monitor every call - our agreement spells out (in bold) "you agree you have not been promised any results" and "this supersedes all prior discussions."

Few factors that drove me to mf right out of the gate: 1) only get so many Fannie/Freddie loans on traditional financing so I wanted as many doors under each loan as possible 2) can consolidate cap ex protects like new roof/siding (though keep in mind, bigger/taller property will mean more $$ for each project than a sfh--though still cheaper as a whole) 3) closing costs are roughly the same for a sfh or triplex so better to get a 3 for 1, 4) especially if youre out of state like I am, easier to track and manage everything for 6 units in two properties rather than 6 separate properties (I use property management but you still need to monitor/manage the pm).

You also need to clearly state it in your listing and I would also place a sign in the space that says 24/7 video monitoring. 

Unless you have a trained person (working for you, not the GC) monitoring progress and quality, the renovation will cost more, take longer, and the quality will be less than desired.

The good news is that local VAMC's that work with the program tend to monitor these veterans closely.Don't accept a veteran simply because they are a vet.  

I suggest you change the locks, give her keys, and have her buy some security cameras that she monitors through her phone.

I would like to start receiving weekly listings so I can begin to monitor the market.