I wanted to be certain I could buy and transact in New York my home state other companies were not licenced but they never disclosed that until I brought it up.Good Luck inevestment category)

., answer NO to RE agent but are above your price point) to some real estate agents to recover marketing cost and some additional cash flow ...I was thinking that it would make sense to collect the info on the ones that weren't super far off but to high for a simple yes and "Birddog" them to other investors for a couple hundred bucks if they end up buying something.If he, or someone in the office, has a licence they could try to refer out the retial people as well.

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If I am doing business in a name other than my own (DBA = sole proprietor or partnership whereby the SOS will not take or receive filings other than fictitious name registrations) I would file a fictitious name registration.

Smith as a fictitious name.   

Since I've been completely unsuccessful finding a descent deal on a mid-sized multi-unit, I am considering selling bridges ... the kind made out of cash ... until CAP rates expand again.Bill Gulley - On your side of the increasingly imaginary line, does one need a licence to provide transactional funding or only if doing so with other people's money?

its not like licenced trades don't mess up --- why else would they need insurance? 

I created a legal fictitious name and LLC for direct mail marketing in order to prevent myself from potential legal mishaps while also presenting myself as a professional to potential motivated sellers (even though I'm just a college student).

The clean up costs were 2/3rds of the budget for the entire job . ( I felt sorry for the guy )  The addition was never built .The one thing you forgot , a good contractor will properly vett a customer and also ask for a drivers licence , check to make sure he is the legal owner of the property , check for judgements and liens , and how many lawsuits the customer has been involved in . 

For one, you have to hire a licenced contractor other than yourself.