I know it can be done at a pretty reasonable price by modifying some commercial technologies to meet this need, but it seems like no one has done this.

Today's technology allows us to collaborate with our clients all over the US and even the world pretty seamlessly.

I find their technology platform excellent, unusual and cost effective pricing, and great responsiveness.

A city like Houston would likely swing back around in due time because of its strong medical, education, labor, import / export shipping ports, technology, etc.Hopefully someone with experience can chime in on this. :)

We utilize technology such as Skype to substitute for face-to-face meetings. 

I'm a technology guy, so I've looked for some niche website that does the heavy lifting for me and found things like ZilPy, rentometer, rentfax, etc.

I have been in Information Technology for 25 years, but now have concerns that constantly thinking about real estate is starting to impact my quality of work.  

Would you recommend someone local or with todays technology does it matter? 

Hi Folks,  Last few years I just added up my general business expenses: education, technology, subscriptoins etc, divided by my number of Sched E houses and added an expense called General business expense onto EACH house.I never liked that tactic.  

Or more importantly, the inability to contact a bank directly WITHOUT using one.If interested in my 2 cents, please continue reading.Being a licensed broker since 2003, and working with "banks" for the last 10 years or so, I have sold several thousand REO properties owned by banks.The last 4-5 years being the busiest for my firm, selling over 400-500 each of the last few years.I started as an investor, made contacts with banks (2nd mortgage companies) at judicial sales auctions in Chicago, and began my ancillary career as a broker for these properties.Based on what I heard during the podcast, I would like to bring up a few points about making offers on REO's direct1- The tax records, depending on the state, county, etc can be backed up for several months depending on the technology the recorder's office uses.