I am not a general contractor that just gives base type bids to get hired and then make it up on change orders.2.Competing against the unlicensed/uninsured has always been an issue here in Arizona.3.Convincing a new potential client that I do not do #1 and I am not #2 - until after the first job with us, that is.Thanks again for the words of wisdom.Onward and Upward!

One more option, I'm not sure if it is available where you live, but here in NC we agents can hire an unlicensed assistant.

Hi, I'm just starting out in REI and I have a real estate agent who is willing to let me be his unlicensed real estate assistant in Utah.

The courts and the real estate boards of most states assume a licensed agent will be more diligent in disclosing material facts about real property than an unlicensed person just conducting a personal transaction.

I'd say one of you gets licensed while the other is something of an unlicensed assistant/business partner, similar to what J Scott and his wife have done.

So, are you suggesting that a judge will not be holing a licensee to a higher standard than an unlicensed party, that they won't apply their opinions in much the same manner as having a fiduciary relationship?

Some Departments of Real Estate (Notably Ohio) have taken aim at unlicensed wholesalers because of the confusion that they bring to the marketplace.  

That sounds like unlicensed brokering.  

My handyman (unlicensed, but over 20 years experience with low income housing non-profits) told me that his buddy (full time HVAC tech) could do it as a side-job but it was impossible to buy the unit in CA without being a licensed HVAC contractor. 

For newbies, just understand most of those folks are unlicensed and do not complete work according to code.