What aspect of law do you practice?

In fact your realtor was illegally practicing law by giving you advice on how to handle the lease contract issue with your tenant.Changing the locks on a tenant under lease, especially with their valuables in the house is illegal and is called a constructive eviction.Talk to a lawyer in your area who deals with landlord tenant issues and evictions as their primary business.

It is standard practice to have a microwave on the same circuit as a gas range, especially when the microwave is mounted above the range.

@Matt Boyle no offense, but if you are an appraiser asking for tips from agents about price discovery that is sorta a red flag for me.You as an appraiser are considered to be an impartial expert on value, and agents like it or not have an inherent bias and are generally not trained, licensed or required to follow USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice)Refer to link below for differences between USPAP and BPO.https://nationwide-appraisal.com/appraisal-avm-bpo...I am curious as to why you are asking for tips from agents doing BPO's vs seeking advice from professional appraisers in the Chicago land area?

The paragraph must be looked at collectively for contextual understanding and practical nuance, not just extracting a singular phrase.

As an aside in an ever increasing scam prevalent culture, several tenants that I've placed were more comfortable knowing that they were working with a licensed professional using standard forms. 

We have a claim in with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and they are looking into bad business practices.

@Sherman Ragland, @Ethan Summers thank you very much for the detailed response and for taking the time to share your ideas and practices.

Becoming a real estate is a great way to learn the culture of that side of real estate - what you won't learn at Realtor School is how to invest - creative financing and making money.What you will learn is how to keep from getting sued - how to use their forms and making full disclosures.Learn the business from their prospective - but keep in mind (before you become brained washed) that your real goal is to become a successful investor.So - follow their rules - but start to study real estate investing - get a mentor - go to auctions, tax sales - foreclosures - make offers on expired listings.So to make your broker happy -- list a few properties and sell some also.Apply for a credit line, check protection and set up some joint ventures with friends and relatives.You WON'T make that much as an agent - but you'll become wealthy if you learn how to CONTROL and ROLL real estate - make sure you learn advanced creative real estate formulas and use those principals often.Good luck with your release from incarceration of employment.

I've been breaking down deals on my own just to practice and have a great understanding of how to underwrite a deal, look for value add opps and ways to raise the rents, all while leaving some value over for the next owner for a quicker sale.