Yep, without our knowledge, she had been taking in other people's children to babysit during the day and thus running an unlicensed daycare out of our duplex unit.

The penalty for crossing the line can be a felony and as such, I would suggest you contact an AZ attorney that deals with real estate law to be clear that what you desire is actually legal.The Department of Real Estate has frequently directed unlicensed property management to the Attorney General for cease and desist action as well as other actions, none of which you want to be a part of.You can do all of the property work at Grandmas house, prepare it carefully so that she can achieve maximum rent etc. with no issue.We offer lease up as well as management and sometimes that is a more affordable path that gets everyone started on the proper path with all correct forms, leases etc.

But I believe that if he is unlicensed then whatever he does will be null and void as pertaining to the permit dept.

YOU ARE PURCHASING PROPERTY OR GAINING EQUITABLE TITLE OF WHICH ANY UNLICENSED PERSON CAN DO IN ALL 50 states.  

Originally posted by @Joel Harris:@J Beard, a brief glance at TX regulations allow for landlords to pay unlicensed property managers assuming they are not involved in things like collecting rent.  

There may be laws prohibiting advertising property you do not own if you are an unlicensed broker.

I'm sure you could probably get away with doing PM, unlicensed, but I'm sure there are ramifications and lability if an incident occurred. 

On CA specific, once contractor is unlicensed and has done more than $500 of work, he has no chance in filing a lien.http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Consumers/Legal_Issues_For_...

There is not an attorney worth their weight in dirt that would even dare to make those kinds of statements.Now with that said, I have seen a single case in Indiana where an option contract was determined to not be equitable interest and was then construed to be unlicensed real estate brokerage.

Where Wholesalers are generally unlicensed, you do not have that regulatory hurdle.Where it could get interesting is on the tax side of the house.