Real estate agents are people who sell properties as well as land on behalf of owners, in return for a commission rate. In certain situations, they can easily also act as agents for a property buyers, and are paid for locating a suitable buying opportunity and negotiating the sale. Each state has different licensing requirements and you have to be licensed by the state you would like to work in.
If you’re asked to get a real estate license? Many investors usually are not aware of when and if they want a license and often say that they often don’t when they do. If you are a full time wholesaler and you accord contracts to other investors for an assignment cost or you double close your own transactions for a nice profit then you probably do not need to get a license. However you have to have advantageous interest in the property meaning you need to have a good contract indicating that you are the vendee of that specific property and that you have equitable interest in it. If you don’t have constructive interest then this means that you can not find customers for other wholesalers.