I’m no lawyer, so I can’t give any legal advice.

@John Warren hi John also interested in getting your rec on a tax lawyer. just sent you a PM.

As a former practicing lawyer and investor I strongly recommend you find competent legal counsel have the entire transaction reviewed, and follow the attorney's advice as to how to gain possession of your property.

I paid a real estate lawyer provide one for me but it was over 14 pages long and included numerous sections for commercial, land, and environmental reporting.

Think of your agent like a lawyer. 

A realtor will know how to do this.As for the titles, that is the job of the lawyer who handles the closing.

Hey Makeda, I would recommend speaking with a lawyer and analyzing your options based on that. 

It can be argued that state by state rules for marketing property is from a wonderful job of lobbying by NAR which has a vested interest in keeping that monopoly.There likely is some case law in certain states regarding this - hence Jon and Steph’s recommendation.There also would need to be a complaint and a question of does a DA want to go after one guy - there would probably need to be a bigger picture motive.Not a lawyer here, but I have had lawyer’s review my buy contract and they never had issues with the right to market clause (and one of the lawyers is a broker too).

In the past when a seller didn't want to release funds to me, ive had a lawyer type up a letter and send to them.

Educating and empowering people about misconceptions of property management and what management firms should be doing for property investments are the keys to not only building clientele but also becoming the go-to in your county.