Seems like this guy has a good thing going, just didn't adapt with technology though at all. 

"gig" economy, technology, etc), cost of living especially housing, etc, so it will be interesting to see how those changes manifest themselves the next time the economy and markets are stress tested. 

I work in the field of Information Technology and photography but I hope to become a full-time Real Estate Investor within the next year.

It was amazing to see the history behind the company and how far we have come in technology.

You can find China already using some interesting technology to lay bricks.

That is not the reason they are not paying unless they are very elderly and not great with technology.

@Adam Soyak and Account Closed is your guy.Or use the modern technology and work with any of the tax accountants on this forum remotely.

I grew up in the area (Maryland) and attended school in state before moving up to NYC and then SF for work in professional services (consulting, strategy) and technology.

There are a lot of scary similarities in the market right now as in 05, 06, but agree that the shortage of affordable housing (builders are just now starting to build them, way after the fact) and labor shortage (kids uninterested in the trades) will delay the arrival of a correction (agree it will come eventually).Plus the employment base in Phoenix is much more diverse now than 10-15 years ago (construction & financial) to a lot of technology and corporate support services recently added. 

There is a lot of technology available to help you manage your properties.