Hope this helps.Chris CopelandPerrie & Associates, LLC3350 Atlanta Road SE, RearSmyrna, GA. 30080Shannon BaumMerino & AssociatesThank you so much for this useful information!

I am a great negotiator who ensures all parties are treated fairly. 

Update: After a week and half with some great help from the closing team at REI we have gotten to the end.

Brian, great post.

Whom am I to believe, you, a professional in the business for 10+ years with a verifiable track record of success and a willingness to provide information based on your experience and education at no charge, or my guru who has never run a note business and has been banned from the securities industry for life for violations related to stock dumping 6 years ago?  

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

With that said, I don't think that there is enough information here for us to give you a clear answer.

On the Ohio Division of Real Estate website his license is showing active atatus with EXP Realty. 

I wouldn't be buying in CA.Growing up in the SoCal area, yes the appreciation has been great the past 20 years; but they way the state is headed, people continue to leave.Red tape in California has caused business to evacuate, high net worth individuals are also beginning to exit the state.Food for thought.

Would be great to receive recommendations for other companies such as them.Thanks!