I also live in Marco Island and believe some sort of regulation will help with the terribly monitored vacation rentals.  

I drive for dollars and monitor Zillow daily. 

If you have a heated pool it is imperative to have a wifi control on the heater that you can monitor and an excellent pool service company.I do disagree with @Chris Watson about the small drop in fiberglass pools.  

One thing I did note is my insurance is $3K a year lower due to the monitored fire suppression system in these larger properties versus my smaller properties that sleep 12 or less built close to the same time.As someone who has lived in Illinois twice, the politicians there don't care if people burn as long as they can tax and spend. 

Checking local News it seems Hawaii is now up to 4 cases, 27 being monitored, 0 deaths, 0 quarantined, according to the Star Advertiser.

would cameras have helped you monitor before things got bad?

The self-manager isn't paying a property manager, but if the self-manager is leaving out the "managing" part, then almost certainly (s)he is giving up lost revenues that far exceed paying someone to actually manage the property.Managing means you are responding promptly to all inquiries, monitoring rates and comps daily and making adjustments as necessary, ensuring that the property is safe and clean, that everything is operational, and quick responses and resolutions when something goes haywire.  

Not sure about the ghost fees you dealt with, but I have personally seen owners overcharged for simple tasks so I always recommend that my clients monitor their expense reports and get explanations for charges that aren't adding up. 

Lastly, do any of you have recommendations for a real estate agent in the Pensacola area that could set me up on property alerts to monitor?

Here are some of the things that we are monitoring in student housing:1.