Marie P.I did pick up on your earlier post in that regard, I think you are on to something.One statistic I've always found amusing and don't quite know what to make of it is that in California as of February 2015 there were 137k licensed brokers + 265k licensed salespersons = 402k licensees.So, 1/3 of the total licensees are brokers.  

Patty, since you have a license, check my blog, "Let's play tic tac toe" much safer for a licensee. 

Your office may need to be occupied during your business hours by someone, doesn't usually have to be a licensee. 

But we all know that some homeowners respond to  that personal, yellow letter approach.Companies like ours don't just provide a national brand, but we also provide the marketing and lead management systems that help our licensees or franchisees to succeed.For you guys who are newer, I think there WILL be great value to being part of a national brand like ours or HomeVestors - when you are READY for that.  

I am curently a real estate licensee.

I am now a licensee and have access to the MLS.

Later, they might learn.As a licensee, that's what you should be doing, just don't get into a net listing!

@Lorraine Hadden In 2006, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 333 which provides that real estate licensees in the State of Louisiana shall use the Statewide Purchase Agreement Form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission in making their offer to purchase or sell residential real property.The purpose of the law was to assist real estate licensees, many of whom now have clientele statewide, with a uniform starting contract to begin their negotiations.

If you do this please remember that if you become a licensee you will be restricted in your investment efforts as you must identify yourself as a Broker (Law of Agency).

Bear in mind that what bites many licensees in the butt is that their letters often end up in the hands of other agents and brokers....who then look you up, find that you're licensed and wonder why the hell you're contacting their clients.I've seen it happen in Austin more than anywhere else in the U.S.