So I am not one of those brokers worried about losing commissions to unlicensed people.

Perhaps you do not fully understand DF, nor do you seem to fathom the tens of thousands of UNLICENSED investors that are active in this country, and operating legally.

My realtor wanted the work done correctly and in a timely manner because she wanted the house sold (as I did) and didn't want to have to deal with possible lawsuits if the work was shoddy.I had some work done once by an unlicensed contractor who was on the refinancing bank's "handyman list" and regretted it.

BEFORE you deal with any unlicensed broker consider these ideas:1.

No, more specifically relating to unlicensed broker / agent activity.

Some investors use unlicensed crews which you can probably find for $55 a square.  

So the question is, do you plan on actually buying or working as an unlicensed broker.

This prohibits paying unlicensed bird dogs/wholesalers to bring you deals. 

@Hadar Orkibi The property was introduced to me through a wholesaler, who is unlicensed.

Understand that a fee paid to an unlicensed person can be illegal if the fee is contingent upon a RE deal closing.