Leading Pennsylvania attorney James Goldsmith recently told several hundred REALTORS® in Allentown (PA) that he was able to help a convicted murderer receive a real estate license. Goldsmith is general counsel for the Pennsylvania Assn. of REALTORS® and is regarded as one of the leading real estate attorneys in the Commonwealth.
Felonious behavior does not seem to be a barrier to real estate licensure in Pennsylvania, where convicted child molesters must face an interesting dilemma discussing Megan's Law with their clients, and jailed embezzlers must schedule their real estate settlements early enough in the afternoon to meet work release curfew.
A real estate educator has privately told this blogger that he was asked by state officials to design a real estate education program for prison inmates so that they would be able to receive real estate licenses upon release from lockup. Gotta love those guys!
It's all the rage these days! If a convicted fugitive felon con-artist can pass herself off as a broker selling a real estate guide like The Nouveau Natives No Fee New York 2006, what's next? At least the murderers are doing their time. <<sarcasm>/sarcasm>
Posted by: katari | May 14, 2006 at 10:25 AM
This is one of the more common questions we get from potential customers every day. "I have a criminal record can i still get licensed." I am not aware of anyone asking if they can get one after a murder though. Interesting :).
Posted by: Tom Chambers | May 29, 2006 at 12:57 PM
My 20 year old daughter is getting out of prison by the grace of god and some consideration letters from future employers I am trying to track down for her she is very bright and has a 2yr old son she doesn't so drugs or is not violent just a bad turn inthe road anyone out there with any help she's got to have her parole packet in by august 30th Bless you all
Posted by: Terry | August 15, 2006 at 02:39 PM
just passed my exams for pennsylvania criminal check came out no record application ask if i have a convictio it was a 20yr old drug conspiracy charge am i requred to still answer yes it is over7yrs
Posted by: sarina | August 24, 2006 at 05:00 PM