Overall, we've all had a significantly reduced workload, so we've been able to focus on bigger picture items.The biggest piece of advice that I could give you is to make sure your systems, technology, and SOPs are all solid and streamlined as much as possible.

I've seen it done, but it's not easy, even with modern technology it makes a whole lot of difference to be able to go the property yourself if need be.

Back in the mid 20teens, before portal technology had advanced, several syndicators had wire information intercepted and replaced because they were handling everything through emails, which were compromised.Information security is hugely important, and hackers do target real estate investors/syndicators.

My background is in artificial intelligence research, and building high-throughput underwriting systems, and most recently I served as a founding engineer at a financial technology startup.I'm super excited to finally get into the RE space and would love to meet experienced folks in the field and learn the ropes.

Unfortunately I wasn't prepared for how technologically capable you had to be in order to get the system up and running, so I never was able to get it going. 

I'm exploring that at the moment for C/D class properties where the tenants aren't generally into financial technology.  

As someone who works in a venture capital firm that invests in technology, I can see first hand that the amount of innovation and startups being formed here in CA has been accelerating as well.

All you have to do is give them $450 per transaction which primarily covers your E&O insurance and the minimal technology they provide - just last week they released the kvCORE platform to all agents.   

I love to see technology, ethics and business all come together!

And $190M in facility upgrades- 16 Tech Innovation District- A mixed-use 60-acre development including advanced technologies innovation district, including offices, research laboratories, parking garage, housing and retail space plus parks, walking paths and other amenities- Elanco (Animal health Leader and spinoff of Eli Lilly) building their new $100mil headquarters just south of the Indianapolis Zoo- Indy Eleven Investing over 1 Billion in the development of their new Eleven Park.