Most hosts rely on Ring or similar surveillance setups with the exterior cameras, doorbell cams, and motion alerts that go straight to your phone.

I keep running into the same operational headaches across my own properties and seeing the same issues with clients - 1099 scrambles every January, missed lease escalations, surprise capital expenses, insurance renewals that sneak up on you.What I'm thinking about building:A platform that automates the tracking of all this stuff:AI extracts lease terms from PDFs (no more manual entry)Tracks vendor payments and flags 1099 requirements automaticallyAlerts for insurance renewals at 90/60/30 days outMonitors capital asset lifecycles - know your HVAC is 18 years old before it diesAutomates CAM reconciliation calculationsIntegrates with bookkeeping/financial planningWhat I need to know:Are these actually widespread pain points or niche problems?

Thanks,Cam

Third Largest City in Alabama with an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

If you buy a rental property in a neighborhood built primarily for renters, you will be beholden to the largest property owner in the area and, to a lesser but still important extent, to the other landlords. 

Like you said, mort interest, prop taxes, insurance, CAM, etc.  2.  

Florida had the second-largest increase: almost 200,000, while North Carolina added about 146,000 residents.https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/01/27/census-te...

Baldwin County is the 6th fastest growing county in America and Mobile is Alabama's 2nd largest city.

AI can quickly pull key terms like rent, escalations, CAM language, termination rights, etc.It’s a great example of how AI in real estate isn’t about replacing professionals, but rather compressing time, improving accuracy, and freeing people up to focus on higher-value work like structuring deals and managing risk.

Multifamily remained the largest by volume ($101B, +4%), industrial grew (+5%) with slightly fewer deals (-2%).