I have not tracked any stats from them yet, but I intend to keep using them since they are free.

As a student you are exposed to a lot of issues some of which you might not ever see again outside of the classroom.I believe the RE broker's exam in my state has an outline available.

I will be taking my broker exam in two weeks.

It wont be long before you will be able to tell who is paid for, and who is there to serve the people.Perhaps the Republican Party will be divided much like the old Democrat Party.http://www.examiner.com/finance-examiner-in-national/republicans-working-behind-the-scenes-to-stop-ron-paul-from-house-chair-position

I believe the number one stat to look for is job growth.

My states defination for a mortgage broker is the following:21(a): "Mortgage broker" means an entity that obtains, attempts to obtain, or assists in obtaining a mortgage loan for a borrower from a mortgage lender in return for consideration or in anticipation of consideration.Since note finding does not relate to obtaining a mortgage loan for a borrower from a mortgage lender...then I do not need to be a mortgage broker in my state.But your entire blog discussion did not examine another very interesting law that relates to referral fees related to real estate related transactions.

Thanks Finance Examiner - That is the thing...

I use a BAII, have for years from examining banks and investing.

It would be a good plan for me.If you look at the stats on FSBOs, they usually fall short of the best and highest selling price.You didn't say your asking price was 300K (yes been doin this awhile) but you can lose more than 18K if you don't know how to market to propspective qualified buyers.

With the new regime, it looks like the bid stats (all bids, bid types, broker reference, etc.) are no longer publicly accessible.