Middle man between broker and seller needs a license?

**ironcurtain** · 05-04-2010, 01:25 PM

I'm working in a call center for a company who is pulling peoples information from for sale ads on craigslist and calling them to ask for more information on the home to pass along to a buyer. It's then sold to a Realtor/Investor in their area. The company(or parent company) has a brokerage license but no one making the calls has a license?

Is this ok? It seems like a gray area but I want to make sure i'm not getting into trouble.

**maui** · 05-04-2010, 03:04 PM

Can you please explain a bit further what you do? If you can clarify, you work for a company and your duties are to contact home owners who are selling their properties without a Realtor? Or are you calling a Realtor who has posted one of their listings? And then, whatever information you gather, you sell to other Realtors and/or investors? Thanks.

**ironcurtain** · 05-05-2010, 07:39 AM

We contact people who post their house for sale online without a realtor(FSBO,Craigslist) and then call them and verify property details like bed/bath, price, reason selling, their name and mortgage amount and then tell them a housebuyer will call them. Then it's sold to a realtor/investor to call and talk to them about listing/make a lowball offer on it. This is done through a company who is not a broker but the parent company is. It is a call center of people doing this and none are licensed. I don't think that it's illegal but I know there are a lot more rules when it comes to the Board of Realtors.

**florida real estate** · 06-04-2010, 03:06 AM

As far as I know you guys have no any problem doing this job.. its not illegal and you don't need to obtain a license.. I think you should not worry about it.. Your Company also will not like to spoil their reputation doing illegal work.. so don't worry.. you are safe..

**Greg** · 06-04-2010, 07:41 AM

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ironcurtain[/LEFT];81383] and then tell them a housebuyer will call them. Then it's sold to a realtor/investor to call and talk to them about listing/make alowball offer on it.

I can see how lying to people makes you uncomfortable and depending on how the actual conversation you have with these people, you could be breaking the law.

**Luxury Homes Tampa** · 06-14-2010, 12:05 AM

You are right greg.. but what can a call center executive do? Its his job and he has to do it.. Of course he is breaking the law.. but i don't think he can be in any trouble in the future as the company in which he is working, is responsible for all the things...