There is so much technology evolution in the RE agent arena it seems it would be hard to fail if you put the time and effort in.  

I am a recent college graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology and am now working full-time as a Mechanical Engineer at Picatinny Arsenal.

Our crew always take photos and lets us know about any damage, which mitigates any issues falling through the cracks.What @Sean Walton said is also true in that you can use technology such as a keypad door lock to pretty much take the "on the ground" work out of it.

I previously had a wine import business which is in the process of rebooting, as well as doing consulting on the technology side of commercial real estate construction projects.

I work for myself in technology and have some spare time to learn new things.

With today's technology it is super easy to be flexible with tenants. 

The claim that any system runs on its own is pretty lofty, IMO, with the years I have been around and having a fair idea about technology today, no system will explain questions of any seller, show them where to sign or wlak through a property to get the cost estimates.

New industries have been moving into the area, and there are two nationally recognized technology research centers.

In addition, are their adequate services/technology to assist with those challenges?

I'm a web developer focusing primarily on back-end technologies and integration with other systems.