Agents and brokers do not "have" to be a member of NAR.

The designation "Realtor" is a trademark owned by the NAR.

Or they think the NAR and MLS run the industry, and their 'brokerage' (and by extension, they...) are to "report all earnings," and somehow a PROSPECT (vs. a CLIENT) is somehow "brokerage property."

Join the NAR?

By Nat'l Assoc of Realtors (NAR) standards, which is carried over in many of the state associations, Realtors have to present all legitimate offers.Having said that, you may want to read a bunch in this forum as the chances of your offer being accepted is quite low, though possible.

Using historical data, census bureau for income and NAR for housing prices, from 1968 to 1999, housing prices averaged 2.769 times yearly income.

I should know, I am one.Let's see:-No barrier to entry-No formal training-Less schooling necessary than hair-dressers-Access to information that is widely becoming free and available to all-NAR propagandaBlaine, in my opinion, to be a successful real estate sales associate, you need to separate yourself from the crowd.

Does anyone know where I can find Nar's recent article about how many homes are sold through the internet?

NAR states; “Real estate professionals should never discuss or reveal their intentions concerning fees or other competitive business activities with or to competitors.

You benefit by having a far less involved management and maintenance problem, motivated occupant, far less issue with "rent" being late, and if you do it right, you can duplicate this cookie cutter anywhere and make big bucks. 8)The way I learned how to do this: www.landtrust.netI became a member of the NARS system and for me, it takes away most of the problems you find with renting the traditional way.