@Rebecca Dillon Hi Rebecca, thank you for the valuable input!

In fact, I am thinking of investing there from out of state to do the same thing you're trying to do (MFs but owner absentee).I've been on BP for the last 2 weeks and there's a lot of valuable info to get from here.

They want to eliminate parties just being spiteful and having them investigate half truths or outright lies and using up valuable commission resources.

Either way you learned a valuable lesson.No sleeping on it in Real Estate.

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.

I hope to one day be able to share valuable information to newbies as well.Best,VB

If not, then at least I'll probably learn something along the way and that in itself is valuable I would think.

You don't start out saying I'm going to do xyz, or selling T-shirts at NASCAR events.What you do is dependent on your market, always has been, always will be.Then you need to know the market.To do that you need to understand the valuation process.To do that you need to understand why properties are valuable, understand location and use of properties.If you are going to buy or sell, you need to understand financing.One thing leads to another, you build on basic knowledge before you can ever select what is possible, probable and unlikely in your market.I suggest you find what you love and do very well at it, you'll be happier and the money will come.

This is very valuable to me

I know this is a valuable commodity if you have tested hundreds or thousands of letters.I'll trade you (I"m a remodeling and green expert) or pay you.I know, this proposal is a bit odd. :)