In Information Technology Security for 20 years (work form home) and my wife has been in Hotel management/hospitality for 20 years.

What I am thinking about is probably more the price points and technological advancement.  

Lesson Learned: The city's Building & Code Department can be an ally and an assetChallenges: Showing the very talented members of my team how technology can be leveraged to improve and enhance efficiency Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Lesson Learned: The city's Building & Code Department can be an ally and an assetChallenges: Showing the very talented members of my team how technology can be leveraged to improve and enhance efficiency Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Times have changed, technology advanced, so things are handled differently 25 years ago as compared to today.

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I just hate that most of the people I deal with for business are so behind on technology.

More importantly I looked at how technology could not only improve lifestyle but cashflow:(These are general numbers not associated to a specific product, please price your own product and charge +/- accordingly)30 Unit Apartment$150 deposit per 2 "smart keys" (returned if 2 undamaged keys are returned - kept if not returned)= $4,500 on deposit at capacity$75 replacement - This will bring in a few hundred a year minimum on this property(Make sure your replacement cost to the tenant is more than your key cost for the hassle of reprogramming and to be paid for your time and cashflow, consider it like a contractors markup for services)If I pay $200 a lock I am in for $6,000. however in year 1 I receive $5k+in deposits or replacement fees that could be realized.

This is changing, though, as technology improves.

Now with easier 'automating' technology you could setup a go button in IFTTT or apple automatons that when you give a certain command, it texts the appropriate party that you are out safely.