I want to work as a Finder in California but do not have a DRE license.  

This was a great way to begin my journey, as my initial motivation for obtaining my real estate license was to purchase my own home, which I successfully did this year.Now, I’m embarking on a new adventure as a real estate investor.

I’m a licensed real estate agent in North Carolina as well as a contractor here in the triangle.

I am not sure if anyone ever cared to pull together the data but I am quite confident in saying a study that compared licensed to unlicensed contractors would tell the story of unlicensed contractors seeking greater deposits in relation to total project costs than those with all proper licenses.

Its one of the top 3 most visited areas in the country actually and has a very robust STR market.As a licensed builder, I am building to hold and building to sell. 

Was it a licensed contractor?  

I am going to get my real estate license as soon as I graduate.

The math won't be exact since I’m just a Realtor (licensed in Arizona and a couple of other states) and not a CPA, but I can definitely give you a rough scenario from what I’ve seen.1.

I did find verbiage but from another jurisdiction "Unavailable for rent means a unit whose owner has filed with the code official a statement signed under penalty of perjury that such unit is not offered or available for rent as a rental unit and that prior to offering or making the unit available as a rental unit, the owner will apply for a Residential Rental Business License and comply with any applicable administrative regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter...."

@Jared W Smith is an licensed architect.