Does anyone have a property zoned as CMX-1 with greater than 2 residential units that they were able to get rental licenses for?

@Jake Posner- thanks for the post ...if you plan on needing financing for the rental proeprty - make sure to get  fully pre approved  for the hypotehtical  scenario you are planning ...use a loan officer or lender that is licensed is all the states  you are looking at . thanks 

@John Thedford so how do wholesalers still operate without running afoul of RE licensing?

If you want to buy an investment home that is "Subject to" simply find a home and do an application for a "Renovation/Construction" purchase which is basically the same thing.Ask up front if they will allow you to use your own licensing and do the work yourself.

Could care less if it's a STR-restricted area too and they have a license or not, you still don't pay a premium. 

Am a NY licensed contractor who moved out here to LA county barely a year ago.. my CA contractor license is still pending.

I've been debating on getting my real estate license but I get such different advice from everyone.

And most tenants will not hire a pro painter, but just do it themselves.....Not priming over old trim, sloppy paint, drips, etc...will just cost you much more to fix when they move out.Using a Licensed or professional painter that they pay for would be a different matter, then I wouldn't mind.

Very few brokers will want licensed wholesalers under their umbrella. 

I'm brand new to REI and I'm not actually an agent yet, but getting my license in September.