In Las Vegas, unlicensed hard money lenders and brokers are facing fines in excess of $10K for not being licensed.

Why go with unlicensed contractors when you can find someone that has experience and is licensed for probably close to the same price?

Those how you avoid (usually) doing unlicensed brokering.2) You deal with both sides of the transaction where RE agents usually deal with either the buyer or seller only along with another agent who's representing the other side.3) You don't get to use the MLS.

Good point regarding a Licensed person's involvement as that adds a new wrinkle.Those issues aside, the mailman referring to an (unlicensed) wholesaler is apparently acceptable, state law notwithstanding.

You are now just an unlicensed bird dog.

I have my own MLS access in 2 different markets because I'm an unlicensed assistant to an Agent.

In MD if I was still and agent I would absolutely not pay any kind of fee to an unlicensed person.

Go to this site and type in the search bar "unlicensed real estate broker":  https://www.idfpr.com/profs/REALEST.asp# and read the cease and desist orders for yourself. 

I would check with your state's laws to see if it is legal to pay a "commission" to an unlicensed person.

I was worry that if there is any unlicensed remodel happened on the house and looking for a way to verify everything during option period.I'm a first time home buyer and looking for buy and hold for this house with house hacking.I was checking with https://www.collincad.org/prop... and couldn't find the bedrooms information there.