It's amazes me how fast technology, culture, and people adapt.

They do not understand the area, the demographic and culture to know how the property will operate long term and the issues you will have.

As soon as you start adding percentages you incentivize gross inequalities that will exacerbate over time and eventually result in full scale cultural divisions.

Quote from @Matthew Irish-Jones: Quote from @John Underwood: So for those of you that have reached finicial independent and your getting your hair cut in the middle of the day, at the dentist etc and your asked if you have to get back to work or they just ask what you do for a living.Yup, it's my wifeI usually just say I'm financially independent of a day job, but not sure that is the best reply.Silly question...

Thanks @Johann Jells and @Matthew Irish-Jones!

Biggest issue is cultural - they don't understand what is "normal" in the states! 

@Matthew Irish-Jones Thank you for the advice.

Thanks @Matthew Irish-Jones for welcoming me to the BP community.

There are many good brokerages in Chicago, and you will have to decide who has the culture you are looking for.

Those are doing very well because they are also in Southern CA and I know the important rules and culture, in general.