Has crowdfunding platforms become a more preferred vehicle or are most investors hesitant because of it's technology and still prefer dealing with someone directly?

I have worked for the last 20 years in technology, Windows and such (snooze!)

He's ranked #1 in Google... another Carrot member ranked #2 in Google... for the top 3 seller keyword terms) - Updating the website design when technology changes (like mobile, etc.) - etc. etc. 

CFD is contract for deed aka land contract or installment sale, each state has unique laws.Usually put down 5 to 10% and pay on a contract, then get the deedThe difficulty when selling on contract for deed is you have to usually go through foreclosure versus evictionThere are pitfalls when buying with  contract for deedMake sure both partys see a good re attorney and protect each other's interests

It has been, and continues to be, a much more      geographically broad-based recovery, thanks to a broader array of economic      drivers, including energy, agriculture, medical services, manufacturing, trade, transport and high technology—all of which have been more widely spread around the country.

I think the problem for most newer real estate folks is that they have difficulty in finding motivated sellers to work with.

Town population = 700. commute to Iowa City or Cedar Rapids is roughly 30-40 minutes, would make getting reasonably priced manager a little difficult. I

Today, due to technology, I can share my passion for teaching, technology, and real estate.

Though they say the the current owner is a great source for the actual market, I have found the owners I bought from either couldn't leverage, or didn't know how to leverage technology to increase their rental price, and renter pool.

As an improvement on this technology, we have a test installation using electric resistance thermal storage units ... essentially larger baseboards filled with bricks as a thermal mass.