We also use a ton of technology to monitor and track jobs as well as speed up processes that can get slowed down by having so many deals going at one time.

wow... technology...

Austin is a gov-mint and technology-based economy.

What happens more often than not is the other way around.I am not sayin this applies to you Rich, as clearly it doesn't, but I know MANY people who are successful, particularly in the technology industry, who started but did not finish school and really wish they did.

It's way more open, but I'm also a computer programmer and have a passion for technology.

I too am in Information Technology - I work as a Sys Admin for a Financial services firm here in NYC.

Most 'seasoned' investors, builders, developers, etc. are more than happy to pass along whatever we can to those coming up in the business.Also, don't sell yourself short, though many of us may have years, dare I say decades on you as far as the business, there's things that your generation are uniquely adept at that comes easily to you, and that we have a harder time of keeping up with, technology!

With technology they can sometimes be even closer and easier to communicate with than someone nearby.

Many large towns will have everything online if you just search the different departments for it.If it's a smaller town where they are behind on technology if you do not want to pay for someone's assembled information then you will need to go to the building (s) there and do it yourself which will cost you extra time.

With today's technology, it is easier than ever to conduct business from afar without having to be physically present.