As long as you disclose that you are a licensee in the original contract, and that you are buying the property as a principal & for your own personal interest, I don't see why any other methods are needed.Replies?

It's also taught, usually in Chapter One to all licensees in real estate.

In Florida, a licensed realtor/broker cannot pay a non-licensee a referral fee - it is illegal. 

In most places, including FloridaGeorgia Line and The Future Republic of Texas you'll find that national and local real estate license law makes it risky business to wholesale as a licensee.  

We get lots of wholesalers contacting us [...] in an effort to add our licensees to their buyer's list.

As an NASD licensee, I couldn't even do a private loan using a promissory note with a family member because it was a violation of the selling away rules.

The Washington regulatory structure requires licensees to carry General Liability and Products Liability coverage, and there are three competing coverage forms out there.  

Texas is NOT a "Transaction" state and therefore all licensees must represent either the buyer or the seller. 

You could also ask this Realtor to pay the broker at the non-agent firm a referral fee (although they wouldn't be obligated to, but probably would), and then that broker could pay the non-Realtor licensee their cut.

@Ken Truong   http://bre.ca.gov/Licensees/   go to the source and read there and then make up your own mind.. you will always have 180 degree opinions on this subject..