A little to the party with nothing new to add but would vote on exactly what @Michael Wagner says - smart phones and Easy Storage Solutions.Kiosks definitely filled a void but have since been eclipsed by the smart phone.All things being equal there's a few advantages to a kiosk, but as they're not equal (specifically the expense) and you're going to need a website anyhow, you ought to just make it all-encompassing & interactive (rent, pay, check availability, etc.) from a smart phone. 

In 5 years or so, I'd like to be able to see my income from real estate eclipse what I make in software development, so that I can either get further into real estate, or go back to software startups that I'm passionate about.At this moment, I've probably not got too much to offer in real estate knowledge, but I've been the CTO at a few of my startups, so if you have any questions on how technology could be brought to bear on a real estate problem, I'm your guy.

Focusing on the gulf coast (Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach).Best time to buy is after the 2nd full moon and before an eclipse.

but a ton of areas have come back and eclipsed those 2006 peak prices.

If the damage eclipses this threshold, the property must be rebuilt to today's zoning requirements.Lastly, while zoning requirements are requirements, it's not unheard of to receive a variance.

This is the experience that acted as a catalyst for me to get back into the RE game: build passive income so I can travel the world, volunteer, and do as I please. 2017: In Fall 2017 we took a 45-day road trip to see the eclipse and to visit many western National Parks.

Prime valley floor  Rutherford bench etc.. set all time highsaverage price per ACRE 317,000  last year 270,000.  14.9% appreciation year over year.I know of some prime Ruthorford bench properties that eclipse 500k per acre.. now to be fair this is planted to award winning Cabernet grapes...

Definitely squishy and non-scientific.The reality, IME, is that all this analysis can easily get eclipsed by buying early in a good market cycle, or rental rates growing quickly, or lots of other things.  

They can eclipse the cost of an appliance.

California JUST eclipsed Mississippi to be the #1 state for poverty in America.