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The domestic water recirculating pumps are now super efficient and you can also install them into existing domestic water lines without added more piping.

If you have rentals in NC or in any state for that matter (I'm sure they have similar statutes), I thought you would find this useful:I just had a tenant in North Carolina request to terminate the lease in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 42-45.1, Victim of domestic Violence (http://law.justia.com/codes/north-carolina/2005/ch...).Unfortunately, her email and notice to terminate was invalid.  

Patrick's Day, I get a call from the local police saying there was an altercation at the apartment, and they say there was a domestic disturbance in the apartment.  

In other words, they must set up a domestic corporation through which to invest to "domesticate" their investment.  

In exchange for this permission, the Tenant agrees as follows:1.To keep no more than 1 domestic dog(s) as described below.2.To pay additional rent in the amount of $ 0 per month; or3.To deposit with the Landlord a "Non-refundable Pet Deposit" in the amount of $ 250 which shall be held as security for the faithful performance of this pet Agreement and shall be used upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement for the purposes of cleaning the Premises.4.To keep the pet from causing any annoyance or discomfort to others and to immediately remedy any complaints concerning the pet.5.To keep the pet from damaging any property belonging to the Landlord or others.6.To immediately pay for any injury, damage, loss, or expense caused by the pet (In this regard, it is expressly understood that at no time shall the Tenant apply any part of the Pet Deposit towards such amounts due, but rather, the Tenant shall make restitution immediately and separately from the Pet Deposit.7.To keep the pet under control at all times.8.To keep the pet restrained, but not tethered, when it is outside of the Premises.9.Not to leave the pet unattended for any unreasonable periods.10.To hold the Landlord harmless from all liability arising from the Tenant's ownership or keeping of the pet, including but not limited to any liability resulting from the Landlord turning said pet over to local pet policing authorities should the pet be found unsupervised.11.To dispose of the pet's droppings properly and quickly.Also, to coordinate the cleanup of the pet’s droppings with the weekly lawn maintenance.12.To insure that the pet will wear the appropriate Local Animal License, a valid Rabies Tag and tag bearing the owners name and phone number.All licenses and tags must be kept current.13.Tenant agrees to control flea infestation and will exterminate if necessary, and upon demand, in any and all areas affected with full cost to be paid by tenant. 14.Tenant agrees that Landlord will not be responsible for the injury, harm, or death of the animal, and agrees to hold Landlord harmless for any damages suffered as a result of any harm caused on the animal or by the animal upon another person, guest or employee.

NoOhio Revised Code4735.01 Real estate broker definitions.As used in this chapter:(A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

You can phone and email contacts to get things done, but its obviously much harder to hop a domestic flight to pay a visit and shake hands, walk a property, sign closing documents, etc. 

Using an LLC may be a better starting point, and move to an S corp later when the tax situation dictates.If you want other investors involved (foreign or domestic), create a separate dedicated entity for that activity.You need to keep those additional requirements in mind when deciding what is right for you.I use John Hyre in Columbus.

I signed a lease in part because it served to get someone out of a very difficult domestic situation.