There are many pros, but two cons that seem most prominent in my mind of the bat: 1) getting a license doesn't make you an expert out of the gate, even with MLS - an experienced real estate agent can guide you into an emerging market that you might not know about vs. an obvious, saturated market, for example, or explain why a comp only .2 miles away is actually no good for your prospective purchase, among other things 2) if any litigation were to arise in your r.e. business, having a license will almost undoubtedly mean you are held to a higher standard, probably with respect to any aspect of the deal. 

If you don't plan on getting into sales full time or already have an established book of business, look for a broker that is pretty hands off with what you do, but is able to give you advice when needed.

Definitely tougher than some other states in that respect.

One denotes respect for the inhabitants, the other disdain.And,I love your thought leadership in these communities.

The only downside if if they are established they generally have access to capital, private or hard money and might not want to give equity positions when they can pay 10% or so.

We've seen the loans we sell to Fannie, but she is buying those loans sight unseen.If you were going to promise to buy a big expensive thing sight-unseen, you'd probably establish some baseline "it must have X, or you buy it back from me cuz I don't wan't it" rules for people selling you those things sight-unseen too, wouldn't you?

Lots of wise members above showing their respect.

This is especially the case in rural areas, and I tend to exclude these locations from my marketing altogether.Very Respectfully,Cornelius Garland

I stated that my business which is a 10 year old established business with over $2M a year in revenue would be a boost to the otherwise dead complex and the owner basically responded saying he doesnt care, he just wants to sell it and be done. 

Im thinking a safe established business but many people mention RE flipping.