The view of your Unit Data (formatting) is different when on the Edit of that unit vs. the View Only screen.12) Their interface is frustrating...slow, and not intuitive on many levelsI have worked with a fraction of the functionality, but in any area that I did work, I ran into walls.  

Spend the next few months immersed in the RE culture, surround myself with investors in the area, and learn as much as possible.(2.)

OMG you will be in culture shock in TX.  

My buddy came up to me afterwards and told me he had no idea that I ran into any of these problems (as I never mentioned them) and he ended up thinking that he was doing a horrible job with his investing and was thinking of quitting.Lesson: Be transparent with your failures as well as your successes.

In true Biggerpockets culture of open sharing, I believe I can get the movers and shakers of the Chicago real estate market to come to me if I give out REAL value.

I ran a background and credit report using RentPrep. 

I ran into this situation for a company I am considering investing with.

Several years ago, I ran a travelling AAU Girls Basketball team and the only parents I had trouble collecting from was a prominent dentist in town.

However, I ran my numbers as 550 for each unit.

My main focus is flipping (Capital Gain) but if I ran into property that could be rented (CashFlow), well, who knows.I'm still in the process figuring out how all TAX-related stuff works, especially when getting some profits to the Netherlands.