Engage in discussions, ask questions, and learn from your fellow real estate investors.Ready, set, guess!

- This allows me to engage with their network.What have you read that I should read?

Looking forward to engaging with you all as BP seems like a very supportive community!

Below are some quick links to get engaged on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/categoriesREI books suggested by BPershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

We just wanted to jump in and engage with this community, as I'm sure we'll have questions along the way.

Article 25 defines a real estate broker as an individual or an entity, who with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange or mortgage of real estate, or negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; who leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; who engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or who, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation.

Here's the actual law on who needs to be licensed for what:Michigan’s occupational code, we find a very broad definition capturing any individual or entity that:…who with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange or mortgage of real estate, or negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; who leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; who engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or who, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation.Chatting with someone from the Michigan REALTORS would likely be a good place to get confirmation as they would be the ones most interested.It's also important that whoever is doing the leasing is trained in all the laws around leases, RRP, fair housing, landlord-tenant law, tenant relationship act, HUD, lead disclosure law, eviction laws, etc. 

I then engaged an attorney to proceed with foreclosure.

Generally speaking, the Rules state that “licensure as a real estate broker is required of an owner of real estate who engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation, unless the owner engages the services of a real estate broker.”Within the Rules there are three (3) “questions” that an investor can ask to test whether or not they are participating in real estate as a “principal vocation.”

You can, however: price your rental competitively, update your booking appeal (look into Instant Book), attract more positive reviews, respond immediately to prospective renters, provide professional photos, limit cancellations, write responses to your reviews to display engagement, property updates/improvements, etc.