I'm not new to the contracting world by any means and I apply this same principle in my full time job as a project manager for a large industrial control automation company.

I started later than you did, so I missed out on the very early years when interest rates were higher as well as when it was possible to invest a large amount of money using simply the automated investment on Lendingclub.

Time was our biggest cost, even after automating as much as possible you'll find that getting production quality subscription services has a big commitment.

@Trevor Smith:AUS is the automated underwriting system.

Are they automating the order process with touchscreens at the front of the store?

AirBnB automates the booking, the home guide, cancellations, etc.  

Returning manufacturing will be highly automated with relatively few employees.

With Ann automated dialer, it's very doable to make 1,000 calls within 6-8 hours. 

I also searched extensively for ways to automate as much as I could.

N convert that into a remote (Somewhat automated, so that I don't have to be there to manage the property) airbnb.