What is it, other than calling yourself a "mediator" or "consultant" that keeps this you from being an unlicensed broker with this arrangement?

You would also need to be licensed to perform specific RE related duties, although it is common to have unlicensed employees as accounting and admin positions.

Google "Mississippi real estate agent unlicensed activity", and see what you getCarmax is not the real estate industry (I love Carmax by the way)

These rules are in place to stop unlicensed investors from doing work and not being qualified.

The seller NEEDS to know whether he has a legitimate sale in queue, or whether he has effectively just signed an exclusive listing contract with an unlicensed broker.Unless you are going to close yourself if you don't find a buyer, you should be up front about your intention to assign.

As an unlicensed person buying homes, I had no loyalty to agency brand name.

Licensed agents don't get treated like unlicensed folks in states like OH and IL.

Apparently, they are active in finding unlicensed debt buyers.Not legal advice, just my opinion based on my own experience.

Which means you have to sue, they will defend and claim a lot of unlicensed securities brokering, etc.

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