Traveling to and from a job site to monitor progress is not a good use of my time.

However, there are some places in the country where a renter could expect to pay more than twice that amount and the average monthly rent stands at $2,757, or more than $33,000 per year.Why rental prices matterHome prices often get the most attention in the national media, yet only 65.4% of Americans own their homes, and that percentage has declined in each of the past eight years:Meanwhile, the percentage of vacant rental properties has also fallen dramatically after peaking in 2009 at 10.6%, and now stands at 8.7%:It will be curious to monitor how these two data points trend in coming years, and whether this will represent a fundamental change in where Americans live.

Elizabeth,Great question, definitely going to monitor as my rentals are outside of Fort Stewart, Georgia and this will help me in the future.

(HINT HINT I'm not going to be sitting there monitoring who is swinging what hammer.)http://assets.mymortgageinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Self-Help-Agreement-PDF.pdf 

Is the local government investing a substantial amount of capital into the infrastructure in some way to improve the area? 

& Regs. r. 520-1-.07Legal/Regulatory Action: Rule(link is external)The Georgia Real Estate Commission has identified the following tasks that unlicensed support personnel may perform:Answer the phone, forward calls to the licensee;Submit data in listings to a MLS;Follow up on loan commitments after the negotiation of the contract;Gather the necessary documents for a closing;Secure public information documents from a courthouse or other public sources;Have keys made for listings;Install or remove lock boxes from listings;Create ads and promotional materials that are to be approved by the licensee;Place ads in newspapers, magazines and other publications as instructed by the real estate agent;Receive, record and make deposits – security deposits, earnest money, advance rents;Fill in contract forms following the instructions of the licensee;Monitor license reports and personnel files;Compute commission checks;Place and remove signs on/from properties;Order routine repair works as instructed by the agents;Pick up and deliver documents and keys;Schedule appointments on behalf of the licensee;Schedule inspections on properties;Schedule the dates for the mortgage application, the walkthrough before closing and the closing;Schedule an open house;Accompany a licensee to an open house or a showing only for security purposes;Perform maintenance works on properties.The Commission has identified the following tasks as some of the activities that unlicensed support personnel shall not perform:Make cold calls or otherwise contact the public for the purpose of securing prospects for listings, leasing, sales, exchanges, or property management of real estateHost open houses, kiosks, home show booths, or fairsPrepare promotional materials/advertisements without the review and approval of an affiliated licensee and firmShow real estateAnswer any questions on title, financing, or closings (other than the time and place)Answer any questions regarding a listing except for information on price and amenities expressly authorized in writing by the licensee;Discuss or explain a contract, listing, lease, agreement, or other real estate document with anyone outside the firm;Discuss the attributes or amenities of real estate, under any circumstances, with a prospective purchaser or lessee;Collect or hold deposit monies, rent, other monies or anything of value received from the owner of real estate or from a prospective purchaser or lessee.Discuss with the owner of the real estate, the terms and conditions of the real estate offered for sale or lease;Collect or hold deposit monies, rent, other monies, or anything of value received from the owner of real estate or from a prospective purchaser or lessee;Provide owners of real estate or prospective purchasers or lessees with any advice, recommendations or suggestions as to the sale, purchase, exchange, or leasing of real estate that is listed, to be listed, or currently available for sale or lease. 

It may be worthwhile to have a relationship with neighbors that enjoy monitoring the neighborhood and reporting problems, as long as it doesn't get out of control.

The only reason I even know mine is because I have 3 different credit guard & monitoring services from data breaches, and I get these reports on a regular basis.

When using someone for the first time, how closely do you monitor them?

It is difficult to substantially improve a building with such old infrastructure.