I did not charge at first, but I also didn't use any paid criminal/credit check services.

There are very real fines and even criminally penalties at stake and now an enforcement agency that is crusading to enforce these laws.

If we can be HONEST, then we would acknowledge that the reason so many black men are stopped (profiled) is that so many of them are criminals.

It is common knowledge that politicians are liars and heads of corporations are criminals but worse,than that, it has become acceptable behavior along with many others that in the past would have been shunned.

Anyone who, for compensation, sells, offers to sell, buys or offer to buy, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of real estate...leases or offers to lease or rents or offers to rent any real estate or improvements thereon is required to hold a real estate license.54.1-2103 are the exceptions, if you are an employee of a real estate management company, an attorney acting in his official or professional capacity and if you are the receiver or administrator of an estate, then you are exempt.54.2105-2 penalties, costs of criminal investigation by the department or board, and $1,000.00 fine or all profits from such transaction, which ever is greater.

You should also see if there are any criminal matters involving the contractor (there is another state website for this).

Just like someone with bad credit, or a criminal record.

Consider incomes, criminal history, credit history, past evictions, bankruptcy, but check on federal and your local regulations as far as fair housing. 

—In all criminal cases, contempt cases, and other cases filed pursuant to this chapter, if a party has sold, leased, or let real estate, the title to which was not in the party when it was offered for sale, lease, or letting, or such party has maintained an office bearing signs that real estate is for sale, lease, or rental thereat, or has advertised real estate for sale, lease, or rental, generally, or describing property, the title to which was not in such party at the time, it shall be a presumption that such party was acting or attempting to act as a real estate broker, and the burden of proof shall be upon him or her to show that he or she was not acting or attempting to act as a broker or sales associate.

:@Jay Hinrichs No clue none of my investors are caught up in this web of criminality ... after watching that American greed episode on ed Okun I have completely different take on 1031..