I think the reasoning is that, once you have a license, every real estate transaction you enter into exposes the broker to liability, however remote. 

If you have internet at the property the Hikvision units can be setup for viewing remotely.  

Working remote is highly valuable to me so I'm leaning towards that route.

If you have to arrange everything remotely, your profits might quickly be eaten up!

But the bill should stay with you and you should see if there is anything you can do to upgrade the signage in the elevator as well as the remote diagnostic support that you receive when that button is pushed.

Cozy customer service is great, free, easy to use, nice features being added all the time but...5 day minimum ACH transfers is still a problem.

are you managing them remotely?

Improvements:  ADDING new features or upgrading an existing feature.eg:  Old window may be a single pane casement style (crank to open) and the upgrade may be to a dual or triple pane, eGlass with Argon fill replacement.That's an improvement, a capital expenditure and amortized.

I like the accounting features.

planted the same way.Next, the most important feature of any home is the entry.