Thanks for the transparency.

As the owner, it’s imperative that you have full transparency into what is going on at your property and a clear grasp of who and how maintenance is being handled.”My Take: I quoted this in full because of its importance.

Hi John,Complete transparency - I work at Great Jones Property Management. 

Transparency and honesty.

Both my real estate agent and lender could not have been more helpful and transparent through the process.

I think it’s important to be fully transparent about my current financial situation in order to get the most accurate feedback, so I’ll be throwing some numbers out to you all for reference.A little background on myself: I am 27 years old, live in Columbus, OH, married w/o kids, work a full-time job and make roughly $85k per year ($150k total household).

For sake of complete transparency, in Maryland I completed the classes online, joined Coldwell Banker and I am a member of the National Association of Realtor which I recommend:Real estate courses = $225 (PDI Training - one time)License fee = $91 (every 2 years)Realtor association fee = $721 (annual)Coldwell Banker Error & Omission insurance = $765 (annual)MLS initiation fee = $250 (one time)MLS fee = $492 (annual, paid in quarterly due)Sentrilock access card fee = $169 (annual)TOTAL - $2,709.This will vary by state of course, and by brokerage.You'll have some continued education costs as well to keep your license active.

Just learningThey are being transparent but would have more comfort of mind seeing the track record

This helps align everyones' interest in being transparent in a quick fashion.Good luck, Charles! 

.:)In case my sarcasm was not transparent - everything is optional until the stuff hits the fan.