In Michigan someone can engage in the act of leasing real estate without a license as long as the employee is only leasing properties for the owner of those properties.On a side note, my other plan to scale the business is to start a property management company.

HENCE, if you are to engage in any due diligence prior to making an offer, spend money on an O&E Search (but make sure your title company includes a search against the person if they don't do so), and a municipal lien search.If an issue comes up during an executed contract (i.e., code violation, judgment, etc.), renegotiate the purchase price, assess how to clean up the issues that are clouding title, and try to turn it into a Win-Win Situation.

These forms are then used to issue a 1099-Misc in January which you will need on your taxes.You may be able to engage directly with the entity that is collecting the information, your tenant can likely connect you with the right person (or their contact) at the organization.

And there are statistics to prove that you stand to lose money (on the sale price) by engaging a realtor. 

I would continue to read the forums and engage with others on the site. 

You want to keep you investors engaged throughout the process, so when you get a deal you have the interested parties. 1 thing you may do is get a commitment letter signed by potential investors so you can keep them accountable.Keep going and network with more people, build interest and ask for money lol.

Moved from MA->CA in 2012 for a girl, got engaged, she broke it off for someone w' more money?

I have found my niche'in real estate investing and I am looking forward to learning and engaging with the group.

Make sure you engage with the investors on the forum.  

I'm about to engage and architect, but, as you can see in this thread, I'm wondering what will happen to my taxes once I refinance after building it.