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Updated about 8 years ago,

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Rito Altamirano
  • North Las Vegas, NV
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Help!!! Lost my job and now Trying not to break the law.

Rito Altamirano
  • North Las Vegas, NV
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hello b.p well heres the deal ive been learning and reading on here for 2 years slowly but surely becoming one of those that just read and never do anything to chase the dream! I loved the idea of flipping and wholesaling. after 2 leads  i got hunting from craigslist turned out to be tirekickers i gave up and fell off. 

Well fast forward 1.5 years to 2 weeks ago. i had a big Pre CES show SAMSUNG meeting with my district manager. Turns out right after CES  im getting laid off and taking a 3 month severance pay or becoming a part time employee until they can relocate me.... yea im not ok with neither. Just lost benefits and 50k a year. Sure i was depressed for 2 days but then i realized something i spent the last 2 years learning how to make money doing something i seriously like and i never want to go back to a day job again. Plus why make 50k in a year when its possible to make 50k in a good month!!! I instantly snapped and bought a 700lead mailing list (not much but a start) and posted multiple c.l ads. Now the lines have been blowing up and ive had multiple leads now! still no deal but im getting closer and closer and getting a lot better on the phone!!! 

I feel as though im applying everything i learned and waiting 2 years of educating myself through all of you was well worth the wait before jumping in. 

NOW PLEASE HELP ME NOT BREAK THE LAW. 

How do i represent myself? 

Ive read about llc and all that however i know as an wholeseller especially new i dont really have much to protect and this isnt much of a neccessity for me. 

But my concern is, is it ILLEGAL to give my self a company name for putting on business card purposes , flyers, yellowletters , bandit signs etc. 

Also when i send emails this name will be used on my gmail address as well. 

This became a concern for me because one of my strong leads and probably the closest thing i had to a deal yet asked me, "what is your business name and are you guys located in the las vegas area?". So i told him the name i have for my biz and its also the name for my gmail. i plan on putting on cards and such as well. 

My concern is if he looks up the name their is no llc or corp for that name. So by using a name and representing myself with that name am i breaking the law? When it comes to contract agreements i will not be putting business name but my personal information.

Again if i am breaking the law please stop me and correct me before the law does! 

Other then this issue i think im so far so good on my mission to completing my first deal. 

 Hope the best for me and all of you in 2017!! 

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