Other factors are less controllable, such as state of the economy, technological insolence, neighborhood status, etc.

I strive to help investors make the best decision and make the best profit possible, even in detriment of my own income - standard of Ethics require us to work for the best benefit of our customers .... this will give you immense power, infinite leads, repeat business, and good thankful friends (which, for me is much more valuable than money).I see you have your license less than 2 year ago, so I understand you are still full of pragmatic dreams but you will soon get to understand how broad our profession can be and discover the different ways you can service the public and still offer excellent value; you will find a changing world where the customer is being increasingly empowered by technology and market disruptors.

It's a Luddite mentality to just hope things will remain status quo and not adjust to the changing technology.

They aren't that far on the forefront of technology. 

There were some silver linings with $100 oil.  1) that price along with technological developments let Fracking take off which meant the end of hearing idiots espouse about peak oil.  

Howdy folks - I'm a IT (information technology) veteran tired of being laid off.  

Returns are good now, but what about in 10-20 years when these technologies truly start maturing and revolutionizing the labor force?

My construction and investment companies have technology that allow our out-of-state and international investor partners to check out their properties online, in real-time, and view the status of their rehabs or check out their properties prior to purchase, but that's pretty rare.

I am going to focus exclusively on becoming an expert in using technology to help real estate investor do more deals.

Several trends are occurring as a result of the economic restructuring and impact of technology on virtually every type of business.