Tman22,
That's amazing. Have you heard of Crestron or Control4? That's what I have right now
The house is already a connected home, or smart home as you said. The reason I actually bought a balboa wifi module is to find a way to integrate it with my system. No luck thus far.
Connected homes are getting more main stream. I'm glad to hear that you are also in home automation.
Cheers,
I started a few years back because I wanted a couple cameras, I am very rural and have had folks boat up to my dock and steal stuff. Insteon came recommended from a friend as I looked for a camera and no monthly fee. Turns out they have a ton of connected devices. I would say it's likely not the best X10 based system but is sure is reasonable priced. Crestron makes likely the best home automation switches and outlets. But I was looking for remote status and control from a mobile device and no monthly fee.
My son stopped over to borrow my table saw and called me cause he couldn't remember the code for the garage I was 150 miles away. I said hang on a sec and fired up the Insteon software and opened the garage door for him. He though that was neat. I use there motion sensors to trigger the cameras to notify me and take video. That kind of setup is a bit complicated but installing new devices is easy peasy.
Hot tubs have a ways to go to be decent at remote monitoring and control IMO.
It also works with my Alexa so I can control all my lights and outlets. "Alexa, coffee pot on" Imagine "Alexa hot tub 102" And in her nice voice "OK"