The inside of that house looks like one of the homes featured on the show, "Hoarders".

I'm confident I will be able to find work; I've not had problems with the job market in the past and unemployment rates among chemist are low.

When investing remote, I like to first look at the job market - Is it strong, diverse and low unemployment?  

There was a webinar feature on BP with an investor in South Jersey and it was mentioned that in S Jersey in the big tourist areas that there is a major supply for short term vacation rentals but not really for long term rentals which makes it a great opportunity to invest in!

What I'm wondering is whether or not we should spend ~$700 on putting in some basic smart home features?

I wouldn't offer 2 months, maybe one.They should be making mad unemployment money.I'd consider offering them cash for keys to move out in 2 weeks or I would start the eviction process.You ultimately have to treat this is a business. 3 months behind is plenty lenient.

Account ClosedHi Troy,This is the spreadsheet I used to track finances for our first few rentals. https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/ToddRasmussen/file/cash-flow-and-depreciationWe recently switched to Stessa and love the features almost as much as the free service.

Reipro doesn’t even list property evaluation as a feature.

Both evictions and unemployment articles are not good news.

There are some metrics like median household income, median house value, crime rates, and neighborhood unemployment that I do think are very important to stick to, but all of these areas meet the criteria I'm using.