Hey there, it may be helpful to also have your client be pre-approved and get a loan estimate with one or two other lenders not affiliated with the builder, preferably lenders/mortgage brokers who you know will be reasonable, so that you can compare those estimates with what's offered by the builder's preferred lender. 

Note: I have no affiliation with this entity https://www.yourhouseacademy.com/Mark 

The unit is equipped with a smartlock (Schlage EnCode).

@Gabriel GuerreroI am in no way affiliated with this company but try this link for the forms that your interested in:https://journal.firsttuesday.u...Good luck..

Yet I have no desire to be affiliated a brokerage firm or sell properties. 

Now, of course military status being protected is intended to prevent discrimination against military-affiliated people, but just like race is a protected class to protect minority races from discrimination, yet you still can't give preference to any particular race, I would interpret that the same way for military status (can't give preference for or against) in a state that protects it for fair housing purposes.I'm not a lawyer and this is not legal advice - just based on my understanding of (Ohio) fair housing.

Before I buy my first property, I need to affiliate with a brokerage.

I hope you are open minded enough to at least consider this reasoning regardless of your political affiliations.

I am hearing the firm I affiliate with will want (I know it is negotiable) 20% - 30% of the buying commission but if I refer myself, I would go from around 70% of the commission as the buying broker to around 25% as the referring broker.Please let me know if I am incorrect. 

They will want to install a Schlage smart encode lock in it.