Maybe a better way of answering this is to say yes, it could help you when closing a deal, just don’t let yourself be limited and feel free to also get a lot of advice from unlicensed investors.

You can pull the permit yourself and use an unlicensed contractor but that is a risky game.

Wholesaling in the "traditional" sense means that you put a property under contract when you don't have both the money and intent to buy it, then mark up the contract and sell your position in the contract to another party.Here are the problems that can spring up:I know that you're licensed, but for those who are unlicensed, this is illegal in almost all states (and maybe all). 

Could be an unlicensed fly by night operator or some other nefarious or inexperienced type of deal.

When youre a real estate agent alot of peoples walls come up so you being unlicensed and the end buyer goes so much further than a real estate agent calling a seller.

Contractor was using unlicensed subs without informing me and it put me in some tough spots with the City inspectors, as I was unaware.

Contractor was using unlicensed subs without informing me and it put me in some tough spots with the City inspectors, as I was unaware.

In fact, when he pulled the permit for this house, he apparently falsely claimed to be the homeowner, as otherwise the permit would not be granted to an unlicensed contractor. ) The four of us (Ray, Sara, myself and Darlene) would partner on the deal, splitting the profits 3 ways: Sara 33%, Ray 33%, and Gaby and Darlene 33%.

I've had movers quote us all over the place for moves and setups - everything from a $1000 (no way, these guys were fly by night, unlicensed and uninsured) to nearly $8k.

Licensing laws are put in place to protect the public - especially from those who practice unlicensed brokering or others who would cheerfully screw them.Almost without exception, that's what wholesalers do - and they make their money by stripping equity from sellers who are either desperate to get out of a bad situation or uninformed as to the fair market value of their property.The posts here on BP where wholesalers dream up anything they can claim as a "laws don't apply to me" loophole are at once repugnant and comical.