If you could suggest one life changing piece of technology that helps your business tremendously (quicken books, excell. cell phones not included) what would that be?

Some investors I know do AirBnB by using technology (such as auto locks for the doors that allow you to use a phone app) and hire a manager, others get creative by hiring a group home manager (turning the house into a group home for greater cashflow).

It is recently built so the technology is current.

The most striking to me are a couple of guys who used to work for a major technology company headquartered in Dallas. 

You guys should definitely connect, since we have a GC-tech (general contracting technology) company and starting to take on work in Richmond, Virginia.   

I don't think it matters to buyers much as long as you are responsive and productive for them and that the technology of your office helps them get their offers in quickly and efficiently.

That said, you can outsource all the work, just gotta spend a lotta time up front setting up all your processes & technologies & hiring good people

I'm going for my AS degree in Network Service Technology.

It's easy to go after the shinny object, but putting in the long-term work on myself has 100% paid off.We are a Chicago-based GC-tech (general contracting technology) company but expanding into the Richmond market where my partner is.

Some people will tell you technology will allow you to run the STR from anywhere; while this may be true it still takes a considerable amount of time.