I was looking at Pen Fed, it looks like you have to be affiliated with the US government in some way. 

I am a licensed real estate broker for the state of Indiana and I also offer flat fee listings nationwide with licensed local affiliate brokers in various states.

That means you need a local lender as banks don't usually lend more than 30 miles away from thier building, but, I might find a branch affiliate, but I'd still not have any relationship with them.I doubt I'd trust a brand new to me contractor guy unless it was a well established company in that area.

Part two of my question... when a lien holder with ‘an interest in’ in Ohio property (e.g. a Bank) markets via an internet site which appears to not be affiliated with a licensed Ohio brokerage, the lien holder is certainly 'ready, willing, and able' to buy/assign if need be.

We use an affiliate connection through our rental platform, so have to pay a couple of bucks a day to list on Zillow... but we literally have to turn off our ad after 2-3 days because we are inundated with leads.  

I first got started with my listing on Furnished Finder and used their affiliate, KeyCheck, for both the background check and for a state-specific lease.

I am not affiliated with the company in any way.

You can use oDesk.com (no affiliation) and post a job to attract VAs with experience in real estate. oDesk has VAs from the Philippines with great work ethic that would GLADLY do almost any type of assistant work for around $1-$2/hr.

I have no affiliation with his package and don't get paid for this post in any way.The package is the real deal.

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