Jim still waiting for at least one post to support your position .. so lets bump thread up and see if you can get at least one person to agree with you  LOL... even if what you suggested could be implimented you could never monitor it.. there would be all sorts of back room deals.and this is just capitalism.would you not like to be offered Google on the opening sale of the stock.. ( I did not get a chance to buy it) only the players did ... so how do you reform that industry.

It would be a little more costly, but if you were planning to wire each of your units with an electronic lock and proximity sensor as part of your building monitoring/management system, the incremental would be small.  

On the surface, the answer appears to be simple...BUT one will caution that in order to make a true determination, it requires a lot of actual research on a local market/neighborhood and the answer is actually much more in-depth...so take this with a grain of salt..lolClass A- Newer Growth Areas (new construction, rebuilding of infrastructure, core fundamentals reflect strong growth, low unemployment, pro-active government, home prices increasing, vacancy rates decreasing, demand slightly higher than supply, School Districts usually have a 5+ rating, etc.)Class B - Older yet Stable Areas (Little new construction, no major fluctuation in growth or reduction of population, little to no change in employment opportunities or unemployment rates, infrastructure is old yet functional and not being updated, supply and demand are fairly equalized, rental vs home ownership relatively equal, home prices stabilized, School Districts usually have a 3-5 rating, low to moderate crime rates, etc.) 

If a higher public revenue stream can safeguard the loss of historical programs and ensure we begin to address some urgent infrastructure needs I would fully support such a measure.Businesses that cannot survive without attracting a buyer should "die."

As it was once one of the richest cities in America during the coal boom, the infrastructure and housing stock is incredible.

At the company I work for, we are constantly monitoring the properties we allow to market through us in order to prevent scams like these.

My first thought is honesty about the situation and that we will continue to monitor it.Thanks everyone for the thoughts and posts!

Also, once you own the property and are dealing with actual results it makes it easy to adjust for historical actual numbers on a monthly basis to monitor how the investment is performing.

There are really landlords that monitor the property to see who is?

If your tenant is concerned about safety, then maybe they can install a security system at their cost (installation & monitoring).