Hello all,I noticed on www.dre.ca.gov that a real estate licensee must work for a company to sell properties.

Either get your own license (or work under a licensee) and pay for the MLS access, or buy and sell houses and leverage the experience that Realtors have.

Then find a season mortgage licensee to help you.

I am not an attorney; but, as a licensee in the State of Arizona, I can draft legal documents relating to leases, purchase contracts, binding letters of intent, etc.

Being a licensee is cheap.http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3840/blog_posts/33767-the-difference-between-a-realtor-and-a-real-estate-licenseeHere is an article I wrote about that.

You can still be an "associate" broker under a principle broker and do the split and be treated like a current sales person.Some board of Realtor members frown upon a licensee "assigning" contracts.

Realtors, agents/brokers who are licensees.

Personally, I think your role is best described as a finder, since CA has very clear laws concerning real estate licensees and investment advisors.4) If you want to attract money, watch what others do who do it well.

How, and whether, you are licensed.State real estate licensing boards have very specific rules about advertising for real estate licensees, and there are similar state and federal rules and regs for mortgage lenders, investment professionals, etc.  

Ive been looking into this area and it appears that it is not a regulated industry as it fails to fall under the investment act and also not under a real estate licensee.