The lifestyle, language, food, culture, sights, smells were all different.

I know am not in the best position to advice you on because am from a completely different region, west africa to be precise but i do know each state in the United State has its real estate guidelines and requirements and of course you need to sit and pass the real estate exams for agents of the state you choose to practice before a real estate agent license can be issued to you.

Common pitfalls are poor underwriting, poor risk assessment, being over zealous, sacrificing prudent lending practice to gain an edge on competitors, no take-out for you loans, lack of available capital, over-promising borrowers and not delivering, improper loan documents or the absence of material docs. 

Mia,I have a small architecture practice in Chicago that could take care of this easily.

You will be amazed how beneficial it will be when you can make an almost-instant decision on a property when you come across it, because of your practice analyzing, knowledge base, etc... 

Hi all, I recently upgraded my account to Pro and have been playing around with the BP Rental calculator with a particular property and was hoping to get some critiques or pointers on how I can improve my analysis...C...

It is very common for certain cultures in the area. 

This practice is rampant.

As my future in REI grows, I also hope to share best practices and lessons with my BP family along the way.

He was subletting against the terms of the lease and his sublettees reached out to us for help dealing with his shady practices.