In my town, vent-less heaters are allowed by code as long as you have a permanent source of heat: electric baseboard qualifies. 

I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/searchAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Does your HR department verify employment and income, or do they source it out to companies like the work number?

They try to gain knowledge through secondary sources like Zillow or Google Earth.

Also, is the uncured default rate something that is published by each platform or is there an exterior source? 

@Daniel Livermore find a few local flippers who have great reputations, intro yourself and see if they can mentor you, you can intern or you can invest, so you can shadow them and learn the process from a great source. 

So maybe I'm not getting something but can someone point me to some sources that explain how to calculate what a property should be valued at.

I’m sure there are Canadians that are currently investing here in Michigan if not all over the States.Use the search feature and type in Canada.

"Lawful source of income" is now a protected class.

You can assume most rehabbers hold for 3-6 months, but still, you need to know their holding costs on their money source.