I get phone calls on a regular basis about people wanting to rent out a room. 

So, multi-family housing provided the supply to house people. 

Simply Safe systems are great to use so long as you keep the electricity on.Otherwise, if you have boots-on-the-grounds, PM, Realtor, etc. that can pop by regularly to check locks and show that the property is being checked on.You can install live, or dummy cameras, on the exterior of the property as a deterrent as well.Best of luck to you!!

Is there a local real estate investing group that meets regularly?

So I regularly use IG Stories to post what kind of properties Im looking for, and those agents then hit me up if they have something coming up that fits my criteria. 

Or, if there are just a few cracks where roots invade the pipe, then you can just have someone come by and "roto-root" the site on a regular basis (once a year should be fine for most situations - this will cost maybe $300-400 each time).  

This doesn’t always mean the closest neighborhoodAt the end of the day, if you have a property where there a few comps and few others on the market, it can be an indicator that demand is outweighing supply and you are in a great spot to make a deal 👍

The assumption on tenants sounds good, but would definitely spend some time looking at supply and demand in the area.

Or contact title companies that deal with investors regularly about using their contract package/paperwork so that the process of acquiring and assigning a property went more smoothly? 

I have a market that I invest in, in Texas that meets that 1% rule regularly.