She seemed very upbeat and was willing to leverage the available technology to get the train moving. 

Those numbers will vary by the extent that your units are retrofitted with these technologies, but the smart lock is the highest in the list of most desirable tech.

I will definitely look into these technologies and they sound like a no brainer for someone with remote short term rental property.

Thing is its a technology so price is really not all that relevant except for people making money with house gains (i.e. buying houses with crypto).

Research actually shows that of the top 10 jobs to be eliminated in the coming years due to technology, it shows Mortgage Brokers, Not Real Estate Agents.

I had a couple meetings with the two portfolio lenders I work with, and they agreed to back me with a competitive loan if I was able to swing the deal (not together, they will be competing on terms to get the loan).With my lender assurance and projections and story in hand, I approached people of means that I knew, mostly from my non-real estate professional career (information technology) plus a few connections I had made in RE.  

I sometimes attend seminars, just to stay up-to-date with new technology, new ideas, etc. 

As far as a realtor, find someone who's a little savy in technology.

Those are the type of businesses that appeal to me and not ones that opened 4 years ago and sales were great but now sales are down and they have a very high lease payment with the landlord they can't get out of.The problem with leasing is that over the years just as the rent options kick in you now are having to inject capital in the business to update technology and the new look to keep business coming in.

He has built many technology companies and sold them.