@Monet Lakey If you still need help with an agent or info about the area PM me and I can help you out.

Not sure how strongly they would try to persecute err I mean prosecute over something like that in Cali.I think you pretty much have three choices:1) Get your license and risk the fears you stated.2) Not get your license and continue to not be able to monetize those leads.3) Not get your license make an arrangement with an agent that is most likely going to be at least technically illegal.

The only problem I see is that they will keep trying to monetizing their platform going forward.

It seems like you are exploring different ways to monetize "land" (or specifically, parcels).

It is shocking that someone was still monetizing that service. 

Of course, this requires upfront effort to create the content, but that's no different than the upfront effort needed to generate the cash for the investments you mentioned.Passive income from content creation and intellectual property can often be achieved with little capital investment -- you're essentially trading time (to create the content/IP) for capital.Examples include:- Writing books- Licensing ideas/inventions- Writing software/apps- Creating courses- Affiliate marketing- Other Internet stuff (building and monetizing a website, YouTube, etc)- Etc...I know several people who are making 7-figures each year off of their content/IP, and I have come relatively close to that number myself. 

The property should meet the 1% rule and have the potential to cash flow at least $300/mo net, with conventional financing.If you can articulate the profile of your target property, then you can start narrowing down the markets that will meet your criteria.  

Simple assumption: You think appreciation will still be up on the next 5 years.Math:Personal income = 10,000/moNet cash flow = -1,800/mo = 21,600/yr = 108,000Purchase price 2018 = 1.5MSelling price 2023 = 2MNet in 5 yrs = 500k - 108k = 392k in 5 years = 78.4/yr = 6.5k/mo.Property income is 65% of your personal income.Pssshh.

There is a separate thread at the moment with proponents of high appreciation markets.I disagree with the notion that you cannot monetize appreciation until you dispose an asset.

YUP the benefits of being a broker when your also in a landlord  or any other type of real estate investors.. you take a tenant and turn them into 20k of income.. when U help them out.. low end landlords I get it those folks are usually never going to buy a home.. but upper end the reason they leave many times is they join the ranks of homeowners.. so monetize on that.. don't worry about losing the tenant..