When a foreign LLC wants to do business in Arkansas, it must register with the Arkansas Secretary of State and pay the $300 state filing fee ($270 online). 

@James Harryton Look on Craigslist, Zillow, Redfin, Rentometer, and other online sites to see what others are charging for rent in your area. 

People wouldn't believe how many deals are lost at what I call the "decision phase" where a lead from an offline marketing campaign goes to research you, and doesn't find good credibility online (which includes the website). 

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Check the in person events and meetups in your local area, our online community is full of knowledge and folks willing to share and still nothing replaces the opportunity to interact IRL, you never know who you will meet and where that can take you on your REI journey. 

Like not the FCC but online.

As mentioned no need to hire a private investigator just use an online service to do a background check.

I got the same rate that I would get on any direct booking since they could see the listed price online.

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I don't know your criteria for a good deal, but if you're strictly looking on market for a quad in Raleigh you likely won't find one in the near future that meets what you're looking for.I have been looking in both Raleigh and Charlotte for the past few months and I barely came across any good deals at least online.