Installing meters may be expensive, if you install solar, products such as Enphase allow you to install CTs to monitor the usage for your units.

When I hear squirly info from neighbors of my SEC 8 tenants I start monitoring the court websites to see if any of my 18 year old + occupants have any criminal charges.  

As a PM, I monitor utilities so the owner doesn't have to.

@Joe XieReport to craigslist and continue to monitor the site in case it comes back up.

I monitor the Houston forum, so I have read many of your posts - The primary theme I see in your posts is that you generously offer your time and expertise to new investors and allow a group of new or wannabe investors the opportunity to walk your flips and tag along with you while you are looking for or working on a project - very generous of you - I see that you were able to give an amazing opportunity to a new investor when she may have not had the confidence to move forward on her own without your guidance - I am a fan of collaborating with other investors when you do not have the funds to complete a project on your own ... it can be a win/win opportunity that otherwise would have to be passed up ......However, when I read the details in this post, a few things come to mind - it seems that you used very little of your own money ...$5,000?

So there’s extra liability on the GPs when allowing sophisticated investors in. 

I wish I had started hen i was as young as you.To fix the picture problem, Just turn your monitor on it side. 

We tried to go back to the seller and get a credit to do the panels and bring the fire/smoke/CO monitors and alarms up to code, and got shot down.

It will be vacant during the rehab obviously and the work will begin up to 2 weeks after I get the keys.Do you all recommend security monitoring of some sort?

Someone in my Facebook group shared an awesome resource for remotely monitoring properties. https://www.wyzecam.comObviously you would still need wifi but these are way cheaper than Nest Cams and get great reviews.