The license requirement in most states is meant to protect consumers/investors from unscrupulous property managers and give harmed parties an avenue for justice.

This issue appears resolved by Justice Antonin Scalia's analysis in Carden."

As the seller, I'd request a refund of the staging cost as it didnt do the home ANY justice.

Also it's probably prudent for me to say that when it comes to rentals my evaluation of a good deal is all about net cash flow and I don't factor in equity at all, frankly unless I'm doing a flip; equity should be considered as just icing on the cake.

In this way the seller gets a nice payoff upfront and then if they project never makes it then it  was just icing on the cake and not the cake.

I was at the gym last night and the justice of the peace was there.

Day 1 numbers don't tell the whole story and just like with dividend stocks, you want to find the right companies/properties that have a high GROWTH rate; that's the key to future wealth, and I believe you will be hard pressed to find a better market than the Bay Area for that.Also, people will say that appreciation is just icing on the cake... if that's the case, I got a serious sweet tooth.

If you go to the Maricopa County Justice Courts website, there is Case Search function (Find A Case) that will allow to search by Name, Business Name, Case Number.

A single mailing won't do your list justice.

Example if 1500sf roof needs to be replaced you know in your area it will cost you $200-225 square you are taking about close to 5-6K, but as a wholesaler you show as re shingle in rehab estimate @cost of $1500, that is not doing justice to investor, I have seen 20 properties in last 2 months ,I purchased 2 of them both of them are going to run $10K more than their estimate, luckily both properties are in excellent areas , I will still make my margin, keep in mind I am also new as investor in Orlando Florida, , in Alaska we had several properties buy and hold , so I am learning too.