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James Green Advice to tweaking my DM copy - Add my website or not?
16 October 2015 | 23 replies
No offense, but your site needs a lot of work.
Lawrence Brooke ATTRACTING " REAL" MOTIVATED SELLERS !
29 January 2016 | 23 replies
Thanks everyone for responding...I sincerely appreciate your honesty and frankness...no offense taken. 
David Ward Are wholesalers unlicensed brokers?
14 November 2015 | 56 replies
To that end, the IDFPR has authority to initiatedisciplinary proceedings against licensees for violations of the Illinois Real Estate Act of 2000.The IDFPR may “refuse to issue or renew a license, may place on probation, suspend, or revokeany license, reprimand, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as theDepartment may deem proper or impose a fine not to exceed $25,000 upon any licensee underthis Act . . . for any one or combination of” the grounds for discipline set forth in §20-20 of theAct, 225 ILCS 454/20-20.Additionally, a licensee may be subject to both civil penalties and criminal liability for theunlicensed practice of real estate brokerage:Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneselfout to practice as a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or leasing agentwithout being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any other penaltyprovided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed$25,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. 225 ILCS 454/20-10(a).Any person who is found working or acting as a managing broker, real estatebroker, real estate salesperson, or leasing agent or holding himself or herself out asa licensed sponsoring broker, managing broker, real estate broker, real estatesalesperson, or leasing agent without being issued a valid existing license is guilty ofa Class A misdemeanor and on conviction of a second or subsequent offense theviolator shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. 225 ILCS 454/20-22.It is a fundamental principle under Illinois law that parties can agree to any terms, and can contract in any situation, as long as there is no legal prohibition or public policy that dictates otherwise.Contracts for the sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments or any interest in or concerning them for a term longer than one year must be in writing to satisfy the Frauds Act.
Brian Gibbons Getting Busted in Ohio for Wholesaling and Praticing RE without a License
2 September 2019 | 504 replies
A single such act is sufficient to bring a person within the meaning of this chapter, and each act, if prohibited herein, constitutes a separate offense.(4)?
Benjamin Manibog Paying For Mentorship Programs
2 September 2023 | 200 replies
It takes grit, blood sweat tears and FIRE.Sorry no offense to anyone on here who charges to coach but sounds like BS.Take the $15-30k and put it as a downpayment on a  2-4 unit and live in one of the units. 
Eddie P. Why do investors buy HOA liens at auction?
24 February 2019 | 326 replies
False statements on a loan app is a federal offense, so they could probably send a lot of people to jail if they take all those cases to court.
Ben D. HELOC Against Rental Property
7 June 2022 | 51 replies
Also, he had just admitted to multiple counts of felony fraud.Lying on a mortgage application (including those for home equity products, which are second mortgages) is generally a federal offense and is usually investigated by the FBI, sometimes assisted by state law enforcement.
Brandon Foken My Direct Mail Campaign Results Have Been Atrocious
29 June 2019 | 364 replies
I like the yellow letter, but think the second letter is a mess (no offense).
Chris Turner Buyers asking about my assignment fee?
20 January 2020 | 151 replies
@James GreenNo offense, but your business model seems shady to me.
Amber H. Is it worth direct mailing to "slumlords" or other investor LLCs?
14 June 2018 | 3 replies
Thank you in advance, and I don't mean offense by saying "slumlord," in case that bothers anyone.