Helped an affiliate buy one recently, looked like 1,000,000 house, sold for more than that 10 years ago.

Many/most turnkey companies are by definition marketing companies who use affiliates to find buyers.Often they have to pay out 5 to 10K to the lead provider.

Pay a commission or compensation to any licensee affiliated with the broker for performing services under this act; 2. with the written agreement of the seller, landlord, buyer or tenant share a commission with another broker who acted as a transaction broker, a subagent or an agent of the other party; and 3. pay a referral fee to a person who is licensed as a broker under the real estate brokers' and salespersons' license act or under the law of another jurisdiction, provided that written disclosure is made to the client of any financial interest that the broker has in the brokerage firm receiving the referral fee.

My locality has a board of realtors website that allows you to search properties and agents and affiliate members.

You can do either replacement cost or actual value policy.No affiliation with them other then a satisfied customer.  

Some of the names going through NationStar are their affiliates, acquired assets, etc.

I've been interested in RE in the past but recently more so having been discussing with a Renatus affiliate. 

I don't have any affiliation with him.

Are you affiliated with them / done any work with them before?

There's also an attorney who works out of the office too who is affiliated with the REIA, and I'm sure he could clarify all of this.