I'm looking at a piece of property that's sitting right next to a nice sub division in my area. it's over an acre and there's a little house on it.

Realtors represent - and are a fiduciary of - the seller.The "otherwise deals in options in real estate" language defeats your claim of selling a contract being legal.Just for a little more information, I have run this question by my own broker who holds a seat on the state's Division of Professional Licensure - Board of Registration in Real Estate.  

To check lender's credentials go to Secretary of State's and division of insurance (or licensing/regulatory) page.

The brother wants the estate to sell those properties before the final division of resources is done so that all four share in the closing costs.

To me, it conjures up visions of trying to do it as fast as possible, which anyone who knows how involved things can get, would mean cutting corners, taking the easy way out on issues that pop up (and they always pop up) as well as those stupid TV shows that show people doing the renovation process at light speed and making boatloads of cash on it.Now, you will NOT find any links at the bottom here for some "go fund me" account for my "operating expenses" since I've set my budget at $0.00 nor will I be hounding anyone to hand out leaflets or "manage the North Carolina division" and thus committing lots of time, I'm not asking for any time or any money, I just am asking everyone to consider IMMEDIATELY ENDING all use of that term, I not only see absolutely zero benefit from it, I see lots of harm as I'm also the broker who sells these homes I renovate and have taken far too many calls where the buyer's agent who's looking to just set up a showing time, has one question for me "Is this a flip" and it is ALWAYS said with a sneer that says it all to me, that we're cutting our own throats with that word!

A wonderful example of that is look at how many vacant lots in fractured sub-divisions are by your property.

What if you created a company that had divisions where management would report quarterly to you on progress?  

I once was required to remove the top 6 inches of dirt from a 50 x 100 foot lot (asbestos contamination complaint from the clean air division of the Dept of Ecology).

Try World Savings, which is Wachovia's portfolio division.

You could set "sub-division" or the name of your particular area as a keyword and then get notified when someone mentions that particular subject, then proceed to ask them your question in a private message.Best of luck friend!