Ethics violations tend to be about NAR and a REALTOR.

Meanwhile, lets TAKE some NAR / MLS marketshare, REIs!

So NAR guidelines say toss the letter, let the merrits of the offers stand on their own so as to not cause a fair housing violation.

I want as much information as I can get -- ultimately it is my decision on how to price the property and not the appraiser's or agent's and forcing me to rely solely on their input to value the property is unnecessarily restrictive.Aren't these laws simply propogated by the NAR and similar organizations in an attempt to secure a lasting foothold in the real estate business by blocking consumers from free access to available information, laws written when it wasn't possible to find millions of terabytes of public information within seconds on the Internet?

NAR and CAR suspended all showings and open houses.For inspections and what not you would think social distancing would suffice.

However, if you want access to CAR (California Association of Realtors) forms you have to either pay dues and become a member of CAR/NAR, in which case you get the CAR forms for free, or, you can decline membership in CAR/NAR and pay a subscription fee to get CAR form access that is about the same cost or more than the membership dues.Brian, is that your experience as well?

As far as I know and absent instructions from the seller to the contrary, I believe that the requirement to present all offers is universal in the USA.Some of the other practices you're describing are abhorrent and most likely violate state law and NAR's Code of Ethics, which apply only to NAR members - but most of those COE guidelines will be reproduced in state law.Bribing an agent with Amazon gift cards? 

The NAR chartered Danger Report clearly ID's industry threats, low proficiency and low consumer regard for agents in general.I feel marketing of any product is done poorly when the marketer can not apply the training to personal effect.  

Wholesaling vacant lots can be done as well since you would be assigning your contract on the property; however, be aware of state laws, the NAR and state Association regulations, and how the investor community of your niche regards real estate wholesaling.  

That is also why you shouldn't give out too many details to any broker about your interest in any property (especially open houses) until you have signed a Buyer Agency Agreement.Feel free to reach out if you'd like me to further confuse the situation. lol(I actually love real estate law which is why I know all this because I have taken every college level class possible)Here is some info from NAR http://www.realtor.org/field-guides/field-guide-to-agency-disclosure