But the price point is a bit more affordable, not that Albany is particularly expensive.My advice for investing in places like upstate New York is that you should watch out for two things.  

Yes, it's difficult to watch for sure.

Skunks LOVE cat food and if there is cat food out at night the cats will sit by and watch the skunks devour their food. 

It is very interesting watching the different dynamics of investors - OTP vs.

I am in @Chris Clothier  camp on this one.. a measure of a rental property in a given market needs to be done in year 3.. with a report on year 1 and 2.buying a rental and reporting rents for the first year is quite misleading.. as the first tenant is brand new the house is brand new.. and 80% of the time or more the first year is a cream puff  LOL.so for those that watch along and say hey I am going to see what happens in the first 6 months and if its good I am going to jump in.. well that simply is not enough time in this business to fully understand a property or an area or PM company.. we are all rock star's first year or so.Chris often mentions those that given one year rental guarantee's  he will say  ya ask them to guarantee year 3..

Students like me get to watch the live-stream of the recording sessions.How's your education organization coming, @Aaron Vaughn?

If they have been "watching over" the property for you or paid to maintain the property this could be considered rent and they could have tenant protections.I'm thinking if you can get them to sign a lease, even if it is a low amount of money, you will have more protections than you do now and more money than you do now.

The best part, these locks can notify you via email when someone accesses your property.Here is the current lock system I utilize in the VR’s I manage (Schlage Z-wave with Nexia Home automation bridge):4) Keep Watch with IP CamerasYou do not need a lot of security cameras, but is helpful to have cameras that monitor the exterior of the home for security.

You get what you pay for.In terms of surveillance and privacy keep in mind that none of us like to be watched by our host or Big Brother 24/7/365 - because they can and they do.

I do see quite a few YouTube videos available to watch as well for Pinpoint if you search for it.