Licensed brokers in NC can't pay finders fees for unlicensed people (e.g. bird dogs) in NC.

7- what is your rate for licensed plumbers vs unlicensed “helpers”You see where this is going.  

To defend a charge of acting as an unlicensed broker, you have to be able to prove you had an active role in management other than raising money, and that’s what you got compensated for.

DO NOT hire an unlicensed/uninsured Company!

Either get rid of real estate licenses or get rid of unlicensed wholesaling.

Neither designation guarantees higher competence in taxes than an unlicensed person.

Paying any unlicensed person a finders fee for bringing them leads that led to a sale is illegal.

The only contractors that you will be working with if you persist in this approach are a) unlicensed contractors, b) new contractors, or c) bad contractors.

For more info, check out the law itself AB968: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB968/id/2764362 https://www.car.org/riskmanagement/qa/New-Laws/2024-New-LawsAll of the "owner-builder" folks that would get permits for work and then hire unlicensed, uninsured, discount companies to do the work for as cheap as possible will pivot. 

She used unlicensed contractors and was served with a Stop Work order from the city.