I am closing on my first investment here shortly that will be a duplex.

Some wholesalers buy short sales and at auctions, then assign or resell. 

Leslie,Short sale it. 

If it is a short-term hold (e.g. 3 years) there is no point. 

In the short term (< 5 years) there is no real correlation IMO.

I did get a call from them shortly after I created an account on their website just to get more info.   

If you have sales & marketing skills you can earn a ton of money while doing something that's vertically integrated in your investing.Long story short being an agent makes you a better investor & vice versa.

Maybe a state's attorney that didn't have anything better to do might go after a wholesaler, particularly if a bunch of realtors got their shorts in a knot and pressed the state's attorney over their lost commissions going to unlicensed wholesalers, but that would more likely go into a licensing review board that would impose civil penalties.

It is short and easy to comprehend. 

He is super responsive and will get you a walkthrough for any property on short notice.