One came up corporate .. worked for PG and eventually Nestle ( which owned Beringer  and wine world estates) he was the President of the company and also ran Stauffer for Nestle for a while Then bought wine world from Nestle and then took it public and sold it for 1.5B ..

Stephen,Can I ask what area you're looking to build, I've been thinking about land development for a multifamily in PG county myself.

I wonder if she'll want a picture of my assets or status of my managing memberok, I know we need to keep it PG but C'mon that was a little funny!

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id=qrmsoRD0eLAC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=california+real+estate+law+referral+fee+unlicensed&source=web&ots=Ns1RHZLxfa&sig=Xce8O6eXS0c7qcqHvHSXFdmfkQ4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=resultHere is the actual law in legalese: http://law.onecle.com/california/business/10137.htmlHere is a referral chart CAR issued regarding referral laws: http://www.avivarate.com/Note/ReferralFeeChart.pdf Refer to page 2, #8 "Yes, if only introduction"--meaning that bird dogs can't have any part in the the negotiations (which they don't), or defining the price (which they shouldn't).As defined specifically by these laws, referrals in California are PERFECTLY legal--doesn't need to be a gift or things of that nature.

Now places like Waldorf and PG County got worse.

I did also indicate I wanted a PG from him. 

The other issue with Texas is they SUE on the notes so if one was to sign a PG  your screwed.

@Sam Garner  If Tim and Sam are not agents within the same company, then Sam's info would go on the left side of pg 9 on the contract and you would check "Represents Buyer only as Buyer's Agent" if Sam has a Buyer's Agency Agreement with the Buyer - otherwise he would represent the Seller as Listing Broker's subagent.If Sam and Tim are agents within the same firm, then their information goes on the right hand side of pg 9 under Listing Broker Firm.

At the end of the book there is an Appendix w/ info on Retirement Accounts and more details pg. 223.