I was wondering, since I am currently enrolled in courses to get my license, is there anyway I could get an unlicensed job at a real estate office to get my foot in the door like an assistant job or something along those lines?

Unlicensed, Uninsured, Uneducated, read a Home Depot 1,2,3 book, who knows? 

So we know the following: 1) A loan officer, title rep or other ancillary service provider cannot pay a RE agent a "kickback" or otherwise provide items of value as part of an ongoing business relationship.2) An RE agent cannot pay or otherwise provide items of value to an unlicensed person as a referral fee.But- what I don't know is what (if anything) is to be done if a RE agent makes a donation to a 501(C)(3) org.

But, when dealing with unlicensed contractors and basic finishing materials, instead of paying for materials upfront, just buy them yourself and have them delivered to the job site.

The other side, is imports and similar unlicensed manufacturer direct relations.

It is a RESPA violation for a licensed real estate agent to offer a referral fee to any unlicensed person, however, my understanding is that there is nothing that prohibits someone who is not a licensed agent from offering a referral fee.

You also have to jump through a few hoops to do the actual transaction - double closings, transactional funding, contract assignments - in order to avoid "unlicensed brokering."

You should of course seek the counsel of a lawyer to know for sure what can/cannot happen, but I don't the "contractor" has any real recourse here since there is no signed agreement.Not only that, but he probably won't want to admit that he was being paid to do work if he is unlicensed.

If you are unlicensed you won't get into Equator which is their main platform to work the short sale.I am not a fan of HAFA because the "lender" sets the list price and it's usuallly grossly inflated.

In my state, licensed brokers can't compensate unlicensed people.