So sign up with a broker.
Could not have said it better.
I am in Fl as well and I can tell you unless you are signed up with a broker you do not have an active license. That said signing up is real easy. The broker you sign up with just fills out the form and faxes in to FREC and wola you are in bussiness. Its not a big deal. Brokers are a dime a dozen. Just about every where you see a Starbucks you will find a brokers office.