Use it in your mail campaign or heck cold call or knock on their door.contact me if you have questions or comments I love talking about taxesMartin

No person within the purview of this chapter shall act as real estate broker or real estate salesperson, or shall advertise, or assume to act as real estate broker or real estate salesperson without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the real estate commission.Cause for Forfeiture of License:When the licensee, being a real estate salesperson, accepts any commission or other compensation for the performance of any of the acts enumerated in the definition set forth in section 467-1 of real estate salesperson from any person other than the real estate salesperson's employer or the real estate broker with whom the real estate salesperson associates or, being a real estate broker or salesperson, compensates one not licensed under this chapter to perform any such act;Not very complicated.As to the OP's original dilemma, in my OPINION, if you make an offer to purchase, AND at the same time simply, without fanfare, disclose that you are licensed, the owner can choose to accept or reject your offer.

Now I offer that service only for friends, I don't advertise it anywhere anymore.Hope that helps,

There are a lot of fees involved but most importantly it will severely affect the way that you can advertise.

Just wanted to lay out why I think real estate agents should focus much more on online than on any other form of advertising (print for example)

"guru" programs:Scott Scheel, Ray Alcorn, Sherry Watson (grant$), David Lindahl...etc Seems many Pros/Vets are critical of these gurus (which I can appreciate and I'm thankful for the warnings) but most of the sites seem to be "centered" around driving Products or events... or at least they are openly an advertising platform.

Now free advertisements are ok. 

With your expenses at $732 and many such as vacancy, legal, eviction, accounting, advertising, repairs, turnover maintenance etc. excluded plus a 5% return on the $100K equity at $416/month you risk ending up with negative cash flow.

Jason, The benchmark in Pinellas/Hillsborough, etc. is right around 10% per anti-trust laws, there is not, nor will there ever be a "standard".Our fees are a $250 advertising fee to procure a tenant, a $100 document fee to sign a lease, and 10% of what we collect with a $75/mo. minimum (i.e. if you have a $500/mo. property, it's flat $75 when we collect.

You are right, as an auctioneer in Maryland, we do about 200 sales a year - what a great way to sell properties - you need to make sure you have the right auction company and that they know what they are do and they advertise the property right -Don't depend all them to do the right kind of advertisingWe make up flyers - take them to businesses - but them in supermarket and on bulletin boardsGet mail list of absentee owners - send hundreds of post cardAuctions can be profitable both for the buyer and the sellerSellers like our type of auction sales since there are no commissions or settlement costs and the property is sold in "as is" condition.Auctions are great because you don't have to deal with contingencies and demanding buyers.Feel free to call me anytime for advice on auctions - Charles - AuctioneerOh!