The law says that no unlicensed entity can receive 'any' considerations due to the purchase/sale of real estate.That means gift cards, credit points, discounts, cash, etc at closing.Like @Dev Horn says if you pay a flat fee for each lead then that isn't a consideration for closing any transactions and it would be strictly lead generation.If somebody brought me a deal and I closed on it before paying them If I was fearful of paying them for it bc they were unlicensed then I think I would simply give them the option to have money out into a marketing campaign for them to manage.Like buying 1000 direct mail letters with their information on it bc that would be you putting money into marketing vs giving a consideration.

So now in the rust belt and other mid west and deep south areas what has caused this mass defection from the neighborhoods. .Well obviously in Detroit it was the auto industry.

How much discount off market value would we need to achieve to make this a viable deal?

I'm buried in distressed properties that I'm selling at a huge discount... blah blah blah."  

Great area real close to dc with out the Dc price and get more home , the best way in that area is to get you one that needs some work so you can get it at discount do you a renovation and have some equality in it . look at you some signs in the area and see who is there and give them a call and tell them what you are looking for are drive by the area alot  and you may see a few for sale by owner by not many or go to your local REA and see if anyone is birddog that area and can call you if a deal come up  wish you luck  Amy

I have a very deep desire to have control over my life and how i spend my time, and I feel that having a job is a direct violation of that creed, and that book hit me like a rampaging moose.  

Only other thing I do is to have a service come in and do a deep clean after teh movers have moved everything out. 

It will say quite directly what they discounted for, or gave you additional credit for.For example, I had an appraisal done on one of my houses where the comps all had decks.  

His labor would be at some reasonable rate like $25/hr.Or better still, come up with an entire list of pricing for work items and then get a 25% discount off those items from him. 

If you keep your eye on the properties sometimes they deeply discount the units to unload their inventory.