It also integrates very smoothly with Wordpress. 

Sounds like a straightforward and smooth Chicago flip...were there any big lessons learned?

It should smooth out eventually.

The building process went smoothly, the permitting was handled on time, and we had a buyer before the house was finished.

Reinvest your cashflow and some of your monthly savings and you can scale very smoothly but safely.

The expense of QBO for the few months that it's "overkill" could be virtually irrelevant for the profit you'll make by being able to more smoothly scale up the business and produce income. 

I worked with her for my purchases....the process has been very smooth for me so far....I am also purchasing in dayton with them.

The remainder of the flip went relatively smoothly, took a bit longer than expected to finish the little details, caulk, paint touch ups, etc.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible no matter which market you choose to invest in.

I give her a red devil and an orbital sander and a pack of sandpaper and she gets that baseboard smooth as a babies bottom; it makes a huge difference in the paint job and I could never afford to have professional painters do that.