Posted by Dan - GA on August 29, 2003 at 23:32:42:
JP:
It seems to me that they have put a circular logic error in their requirements concerning being a dealer. What they want is your fee $s. Ask them to give you a written answer on how to comply with this rule while you are doing deals during your first two years. If they say they can’t or won’t, they have a problem with their rule. If they do and they say that you can’t sell any until you’ve worked for some other dealer for two years, they are blocking free trade and you have a legitmate case against the rule.
Thank you to this board for all the free information. A couple of questions:
I was browsing the applicable state laws in South Carolina and discovered a paragraph stating that anyone seeking a MH dealer’s license must show at least 2 years of applicable experience in MHs. Does anyone know if this is a hard and fast requirement? What does it take to fulfill this if I have no experience whatsoever in mobile homes?
Dan,
Are you implying that a dealer’s license is not required?
I think the law is pretty clear on this. If you do more than the occassional Lonnie deal (i.e. more than 2 or 3 each year) then you are a dealer. And if I have a dealer license, I don’t necessarily have to have a “lot”. I agree that you can’t really get experience unless you are actually doing deals, and then you’d have to be a dealer. That’s why I asked the question.