When we hit that tipping point, the role of the appraiser will be obsolete (at least for standard appraisals in the beginning, and more sophisticated and bespoke scenarios over time).

Inspection: electric panel 100 AMP; thought was 200 and may not get insurance because of it plus issue with electric boiler; ceiling torn out in kitchen due to a leak upstairs possible piping; heat pump has error 1 not working; cast iron hook up to the city that is now obsolete.

I actually thought the same thing when becoming a realtor as I come from a technical background namely (Cloud, Blockchain, and programming) but after becoming a realtor I realize quickly that technology would not make the real estate agent obsolete no time soon.I will say real estate agents that would like to continue to thrive would have to embrace some form of digital transformation but the idea the technology would remove the need for people in a people-based business is not going to happen until we get robots that look and act like humans ... lol 

If the buyer can directly speak with the seller then you become obsolete.

I was simply offering that expensive garages in cities will likely become obsolete since people could send their cars out of the city to park elsewhere.

It totally makes 1031s obsolete...

Brian Woods made me think: does anyone really care about about 800# anymore or is this now completely obsolete?

You need to search the SAFE Act as well as the new issues concerning these contracts as they are obsolete as we knew them.

Both of which will cost a substantial amount of money - which funds, to my way of thinking, would be far better spent on installing high efficiency equipment which can be sidewall vented through PVC pipes - instead of on improving an obsolete chimney.If it were me I would hang a Navien condensing tankless boiler/water heater on the wall and use that for both purposes.

The reason is the carrier could go out of business, merge, hop to a better tower, technology could render the tower obsolete, etc.