Oregon wholesaling law · checked October 21, 2026

Is wholesaling legal in Oregon?

What Oregon law actually says

Oregon's definition is narrow and checkable: you are a wholesaler if you market residential property where you hold only an equitable interest or option, you have held it less than 90 days, and you have invested less than $10,000 in development or improvement. Registration is online with the Oregon Real Estate Agency: application, all business names, criminal records check with fingerprinting, $300 fee, renewal by June 30 each year at $300. The disclosure — in at least 10-point bold — must go to buyers, sellers, and any assisting broker, and appear in all advertising (social posts are exempt if they link to a disclosure page): wholesaler status, only equitable interest, no legal title and possibly no ability to transfer it, not a licensed broker or appraiser, a plain-language definition of equitable interest, the profit-on-assignment statement, the cancellation right, and complaint instructions. The Agency publishes the form.

Do I need a license to wholesale in Oregon?

No license — but you must register first. Yes — after you register. Oregon does not ask for a broker's license, but since July 1, 2025 you must register with the Oregon Real Estate Agency as a Residential Property Wholesaler ($300, renewed every year by June 30), pass a criminal records check, and give a bold-print disclosure to everyone involved — and in your advertising.

Your non-negotiables in Oregon

• Register with the Oregon Real Estate Agency as a Residential Property Wholesaler before you market: online application, all business names, criminal records check with fingerprinting, $300 fee, renew by June 30 each year.
• Give the 10-point bold disclosure to the seller, the buyer, and any assisting broker — and carry it in your advertising (social posts may link to a disclosure page). The Agency publishes the form; use theirs.
• The buyer/seller cancellation right is 3 business days after the disclosure is received, and it cannot be waived.

Does double closing change it?

Oregon's definition turns on marketing an equitable interest held less than 90 days with under $10,000 invested. Taking title and holding longer moves you outside the definition — confirm with an Oregon attorney before relying on it.

Scope: Residential property marketed with only an equitable interest/option, held <90 days, <$10,000 invested. Cancellation: 3 business days after receipt of the disclosure (non-waivable). Source: official text / regulator page.