A CPA with 20 yrs experience will bill at a higher  rate usually than a new licensee due to a (hopefully) well developed body of knowledge).

BTW, attorneys in many states are automatically deemed to be real estate licensees, and if that is the case in your state, you may legally offer a referral fee.

Can a licensee still flip property or sell contracts ?

The Agency’s investigations are complaint driven, so we rely heavily on the public, and our licensees to bring these individuals to our attention.

The NMLS throughly vets and regulates licensees.

Licensees also get up to 3 personal transactions each year which means the brokerage does not collect a commission split for any deals you're involved in as a purchaser or seller.

The question is more complicated than it seems…if the laws of the state the property is located in do not require licensing for wholesaling, in other words don’t consider wholesaling to be brokering than anyone, including of course a licensee can “wholesale” a property.If the state in question considers wholesaling to require a brokers license, then the licensee of another state can only legally wholesale if the two states share reciprocal licensee privileges (majority of states do not with any other states, some states do with neighboring states). ”Virtual”  has nothing to do with it.  

I am looking to get my salesperson's license in Georgia (where I invest), but I live full time in North Carolina. I'm having trouble finding any straight answers on google about this. I don't currently have a license ...

The Agency’s investigations are complaint driven, so we rely heavily on the public, and our licensees to bring these individuals to our attention.

Generally speaking, a "salesperson" licensee must work under a RE Broker (or obtain a Broker's license) to conduct sales and renting activities.