Unlicensed practice; civil penalty."

I have a property manager who works for me who is unlicensed.

But there's a website (http://www.realtor.com/news/ask-a-realtor/to-what-unlicensed-third-parties-are-licensees-allowed-to-pay-commission/) that states that brokers and licensed realtors may actually charge referral fees.

How is dealing with an unlicensed FRAUD AND SCAMMER better than dealing with an agent?

I only see the LL being responsible if they hired an unlicensed/uninsured contractor.

You are then "unlicensed".

A lot of times you end up in a bidding war with sketchy, unlicensed characters who are offering to do the job for pennies on the dollar and it becomes a race to the bottom in terms of price and quality.If you can find an investor who's willing to pay a little more to have someone who's licensed, reliable, and provides quality work - awesome - partner up with them and keep them around.

I was concerned using it myself being an unlicensed landlord and if I would run into issues with that.

I’m interested in starting a service business and was wondering what unlicensed specific handyman services are most needed for investors.

But because it sounds like the whole arrangement was off the books with an unlicensed guy it gets kinda fuzzy.