If you didn't notice anything inside, then a friendly conversation along the lines of "Hey, I noticed you smoking outside the last time I stopped by - I just wanted to thank you for doing that outside, and as long as you keep it outdoors, we'll be all good!"

Purchase price: $380,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $385,000 Single Family What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I recently purchased a property and discovered a series of issues regarding municipal code violations that the seller did not disclose.

Neighbors can then let friends, family etc know about it even if they don’t usually look where mls distributes the info.

Having your license gives you the ability to leverage your commission in helping people purchase their acquisitions… that might be one thought for you?  

Tax sales are a balancing act among (1) the need of government to collect property taxes and, if owners will not pay then, then to provide incentives for investors to purchase the tax rights and (2) investors, who need an attractive return for the risk they are taking, and (3) citizen taxpayers, who should not lose their property and all equity because of small debts and perhaps temporary or at least relatively short term financial difficulties.

Purchase price: $250,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $425,000 4 Bedrooms1 Bath What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

But I'd like something more formal and user-friendly for tenants and guests.

Go borrow on a line of credit or get a friend to lend you some money to catch it up.

., I think an unlicensed person should be able to represent themselves in a purchase/sale in the same way a homeowner can make renovations to their own home without an MHIC license), but overall I think this is good for the general public (and, yes, its good for Realtors - but as Russell points out HB301 was introduced at the request of MREC, not Maryland Realtors).To reemphasize Russell's last point: if a wholesaler believes they are operating in an ethical manner then they should get licensed and submit to the rules that MREC has put in place to protect the public from real estate scammers and incompetent licensees.