I personally believe technology is to blame for this.

There's a lot of things being developed (i.e. the increased container business, auto export, a new consolidated airport downtown that will likely be international, the redevelopment of Broad Street, the redevelopment of downtown Mobile, city council announced in July they are talking with another Airbus supplier to move to Brookley Field, the development of the Technology Corridor downtown) all of which are going online now, next year and the years to come. 

Raleigh stands out due to its position in the Research Triangle, a hotbed for technology, education, and healthcare sectors.

The "training"/seminar/books cottage industry that seems to pop up within any industry (I see this in my industry as well) is where the money really is at, because the power of technology is what really starts to drive that gap between what you put in and what you get out.Like that saying...when there's a gold rush, be the one selling shovels :) 

That's also my strategy exactly for locating the target properties ... with the added help of modern technology of course: I have a data base of the properties we're interested.

Plus when they see what technology we put into a property and the investment we make and how we take care of the property we are already head and shoulders above any "regular" tenant. 

Just one.Like John, I prefer to have an electronic lock with a key backup in case the battery dies or the technology fails.

I am not handy or have great knowledge about flipping , but I have good knowledge on marketing , technology , finding deals - let me know if you ever need a help on that .Ofcourse its barter system - you got to tell me about your conversion experience, ha ha- good luck

So after the franchise fee, the technology fee, and there was some other fee, my real split on that deal was something like 55/45.

In a technology driven world the self check out/self service model is growing rapidly.