You do not need to have a fictious name unless you want to have a 'business name', otherwise, you just use your name. And your tax id number is your social secutity number, unless you incorporate, Then you get an employer id number from the state corporation commission. You do not need to be licensed to be an abstractor, only an underwriter. Most of the community colleges offer examining classes. It really is a hands on learning process.

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