@Annalise Kingston Sorry to break the bad news to you, but unlicensed wholesaling (unless you double-close) is illegal in Maine.I just passed the Maine real estate license exam 2 weeks ago and the study materials were crystal clear.Either double close or get your real estate license. 

I believe (but get advice) that an unlicensed person can do one of these a year but it is an area where I have very limited experience--a noob plus a tiny bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.Good luck.Jon @Hannah Genton

I’ve got an unlicensed/uninsured handyman whom I pay cash to do little things around my properties.

@Mitch Huffman In addition to the wise words of @Wayne Brooks, you should know that unlicensed wholesaling is illegal in most (if not all) states. 

So ,for example , if there are two licensed Realtors but the company has 200 or 400 or 700 units that they manage, the service will usually be very poor... they can only stretch themselves so thin and the unlicensed people usually don't know very much and are poorly trained.

I also agree that unless he is planning on getting dirty or using unlicensed workers $30k is likely too small of a budget.

If you are truly not the buyer or the seller you are not the principal in the transaction but rather an unlicensed middleman if you do not have one.

I doubt an electrician would touch the faucet aerators however, so likely just an unlicensed handyperson, and pricey depending on mileage.The bigger question is why?

I went to Home Depot and got some ideas of cost plus labor which seems cheaper than an unlicensed floor guy that was recommended to me.

Here is the list of real estate activities that requiring licensing in real estate (Please read the last bullet carefully)....Florida Real Estate Licensed required for the following:Marketing, advertising, auctioning, or listing another person’s property for saleRepresenting a seller in any other way in the sale of a propertyRepresenting a buyer in the purchase of a propertyRenting or leasing a property, on behalf of the lessor or lessee, on a commission basis (although unlicensed leasing agents are allowed on a wage or salary basis).From what you have written thus far, it would seem to me that you need someone to give you an entre into the business.