NoOhio Revised Code4735.01 Real estate broker definitions.As used in this chapter:(A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

Dogs/cats ect are "pets", service animals are not pets they are "medical assistance".

If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.  

There are also usually many local first-time home buyer assistance programs that help you if you are willing to owner-occupy for a few years.  

So leverage the community to the max to assist with the learning curve. 

They have rental assistance programs here in Georgia to help people, although I'm sure its a pain in the butt to get into.  

While the data is based on approximately 952K delinquent mortgage loans all over the United States, the highest percentages of assisted homeowners still facing foreclosure are located in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Texas, Georgia and Connecticut, although a combined total of 28% of all delinquent homeowners are located in only 3 states – New York, New Jersey and Florida.

Thank you Dmitriy, I appreciate any and all assistance.

Feel free to reach out if I can ever be of assistance.

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