They are snow birds and are retired.  

Now lets talk about the controversyBeing a Bird dog, finding a buyer and getting a fee, without having  license  is clearly in MD and probably every state in the union illegally "providing brokerage services without a license."

A bird in the hand, as they say.  

You can also "Bird Dog" for investors by locating potential deals and they pay you a fee if they close on the deal.

I just sold my personal residence this month never met the buyer or the other agent all handled over e mail and went to title company to sign the day before they signed and that's how it works here.On assignment deals I have seen in our market.. the bird dog usually gets a fee to assign the contract and gets it at the time of assignment and outside of escrow or closing..

They come from bird dogs who bring them to us first.  

As long as they disclose they are a broker to the seller and to the buyer  then all is good, especially in this case were the seller is a bird dog or flipper,

We also don't accept an application that is missing a signature or isn't accompanied by an application fee.

As a wholesaler you could pay an agent a bird dog fee for pointing you to a deal or bringing you a off market unsellable.

I hate to leave money on the table, but I believe I made the right choice by taking the bird in the hand and not risking 180 days on the market.