Some argue that today's modern market is fundamentally different than the past, and justifies higher CAPE, but I'm still quite concerned. 

We spent a few month making it very modern and attractive - moved W/D upstairs, new appliances, removed walls, refinished hardwoods, granite, new cabinets etc.  

With today's technologies and resources, all of this is possible but you need to do your homework and talk to people who have done out of state investing successfully. 

The other two have access in the back alley road which has several new builds and modern homes around.

I've been an avid listener of bigger-pockets for years, but I never was too fond about technology.

Most people under 60 now are comfortable with technology and will be willing to embrace self driving cars in 20 years when the technology becomes common and their need for it develops.

@Zora Luan, I am with Coldwell Banker and their support and training is just fantastic, not to mention technology backup. 

I would like to keep using a cheap, larger format tile (so that we minimize grout lines) with dark colored grout, but need some fresh ideas to modernize it a bit. 

ATLANT calls itself the "Worlds Real Estate Blockchain Platform" and the whitepaper discusses, in depth, the idea of tokenized real estate ownership and the use of blockchain technology to create more efficiency and ultimately lower costs of real estate transactions. 

, From research, I believe that most coins/companies that are backed by blockchain technology are here to stay.