One last thing, depending on your scope of work and how strict the Village is, you may be able to pull the permit in your name, the owner but "help" your unlicensed guy do the work.

But if I have an awesome agent with MLS access, who finds these deals, that I put under contract, and they can make a profit, I think most, or at least some, buyers would go for it.For the agent, I can tell them that I pay all closing costs, which the Transactional Funders I've talked with said they cover, so that can be points in my favor.I would guess that they'd collect their fee from their seller, and I would be able to provide them with repeat business, so wouldn't need to worry about the issues of "an unlicensed person paying referrals."

I've got to compete with unlicensed people and illegal workers of other strains, so my initial prices are going to be to secure a job against them, but, once I prove myself, if you want cut-rate and cut-craftsmanship, I respect your decision.That said, most of my initial jobs are small, so I can assess the person for whom I'm working.I don't deal with people who speak stylishly-- valley girl accents or other effects. 

Sellers that are willing to call an unlicensed broker (a 'wholesaler') need to have a motivation that is quite strong.  

The very careful dealing with unlicensed Brokers that skirt laws.

Unlicensed work will be much more difficult to claim for appreciation and deductions.

Is it legal to use unlicensed assistants to make calls for deal acquisition?

– As a licensed or unlicensed person it is your choice whether or not you want to offer commission for a property you are selling.

And that’s avoiding the unlicensed brokering side of things.

Two concerns in wholesaling are the unlicensed practice of law and the unlicensed practice of real estate.