In this day with all of the technology out there you can get up to the minute listings.

(office fee, technology fee,realot.com access for listing, etc)They have a great training program so I  would have to take that into consideration but I have really been thinking about  checking out some other brokers in the area before I made my final decision.

He is a simple man - he doesn't use technology (email, wiring money, he hardly texts).

We are not allowed to hold and manage our own deposits from our rentals as agents, unless consented buyout broker.Different brokers offer different levels of support, technology, training, fees, structure and leniency.Here are some questions for you to answer so that you can narrow down the best route for you currently.

I'm more of a research/numbers kinda gal and I can appreciate how technology has re-landscaped how investing is done today.My goal is to use REI as a vehicle to allow me to travel (and relax) more. 

For those of you who use or have used VA's for this purpose; what technologies are they using to make these outbound calls?  

In my business (technology) we are often passing clients with smaller budgets down to smaller fish: freelancers, college students even.By doing this, over the longterm, you are building out the same investor network that could help you start your own REIT.

Drone technology.

Growth mutual funds have higher average returns because they are riskier and more volatile than the stocks making up the broader S&P 500 index, which has a 25-year annualized return of 9.6%.Anyone who put their life savings into technology mutual funds in 2007, received a very painful and costly lesson that you need to trade high returns and volatility for lower returns and safety as you get older.The clients I deal with today that are approaching retirement age are in the exact position "Gayle" was in back in 2007.

Since the venture was more than just real estate investment (included a technology arm and construction / renovation arm for non-investors), it was a bit more business-oriented than some of your advice suggested, but all in all, your advice was heard and I really appreciate it.