Although I am no longer a licensed agent in Texas, this is the time frame that it took me to go from un-licensed to licensed:Jan 3rd - Ordered course online from agentcampus.comJan 20th - Found broker to sponsor / hang licenseJan 30th - Submitted 150 completed course work to TRECMarch 1st - TREC responds needing finger printing & bg checkApril 15th - TREC BG check / Finger prints receivedApril 15th - Pay HAR/TAR/NAR/CSS/Broker duesApril 20th - License "active"May 1st - 1st contract writtenSo it takes roughly 5 months from start to finish.

NAR (National Association of Realtors) has documents for this.

It's possible you could bring other charges with the state real estate commission but I don't see ethics being one of them.At least that is how it works in my state of Georgia.When you agree to be a REALTOR and join NAR you agree to their Code of Ethics and agree to any sanctioning based on an Ethics violation or otherwise.I think the key will be how long this tenant has been paying the 50 dollars.If it is just one month and they claim an oversight in getting to you the funds then that is possible.If however this undisclosed rent has been "open and notorious" for many months that shows willful intent and non-disclosure by the PM company and I think you would have a stronger case.This is not legal advice and I am not an attorney just thinking out loud.

To name a few, NAR, AREAA, NAHREP, NAREB, WINDS, 5 STAR... .... ...There are hundreds of these things nationwide.

The NAR (National Association of Realtors) is working with the NASD and SEC on some regulations that would allow the securities side of the TIC industry to compensate the licensed real estate broker.

There's no such thing as a "Realtors" License (in US).You may be a licensed real estate agent.Realtor is a trademark of the NAR, and you must be a paid current member to use the term.

(bulbs, smoke det etc were all provided), left trash in the house and outside and changed the lock on one of the doors.I sent notices for late rent, to clean up etc but they apparently know that it costs more to take them to court than to pay their debt so they pretty much are thinking.."

At the same time, there are several companies out there gunning to create a National MLS - while the NAR currently has a monopoly on their MLS, there are rumblings that others want in.

In my area, values have dropped WAY more than what the NAR admits.

The realtor is trying to drum up business and like the NAR frequently does is putting an extremely optimistic spin on things.