We are giving you legitimate advice and we are not newbies.

With all that said, I did meet some legitimate investors and good people there, but let's just say that the bad outweighed the good for me.

Are you blowing your own horn or are you legitimately trying to help others?

The first thing I would want to do is leave a negative review, but I can see the rental sites now allowing you to leave a review on a cancelled booking, because some hosts may have legitimate reasons to cancel. 

If you do decide to pay for something, just make sure you get some legitimate recommendations.Best of luck sir!

Paul,My best source for legitimate real estate players are real estate lawyers.  

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It is free, other than ordering food and drinks from the venue.

Also, I would advise for you to speak with and shadow current real estate agents to assure it is legitimately something you want to do. 

The last I checked, NC residents could not lend through these venues because of the series of cease and desist orders (11/2008), class action suits, SEC violations, etc.