You won't get an honest answer on assigning them because unlicensed brokers will never admit to how many sellers they victimize by scamming out of the contract.

Unlicensed broker frauds can't stand the truth and being exposed.

Lots of real estate commissions seem to be cracking down on unlicensed activity like here in Colorado several unlicensed wholesalers have even prosecuted recently and so have agents who accepted large wholesaling fees in violation of their fiduciary duties as agents.

What can an unlicensed broker do that an agent cannot do?

Getting a license requires you to disclose you are a realtor which can get in the way of getting deals done so you can stay unlicensed and then refer to another agent a listing if you can't close it for a consulting fee.

The art of wholesaling by unlicensed brokers usually involves deceiving sellers and often walking away if they are not successful unlicensed brokering the deal.

., the penalties for unlicensed lead abatement are pretty severe. 

Shady unlicensed brokers?

They are unlicensed, they are uninsured or BOTH.....

Also, Florida is the toughest state on unlicensed contracting in the country because of what happened after Hurricane Andrew.