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In my market in the residential space it is very hard to find a brokerage that is not affiliated with NAR but there are many agents out there who are not affiliated with NAR.About 2 Million agents in the U.S.

actually if what you say is true it could be a respa violation, affiliate business associates have to be disclosed, it could imply kick back arrangements, big fines 

I'm not finding any information not affiliated with the company.

If you are doing #1-3 having never tried #4, better get a darn good referral from a disinterested 3rd party whose only affiliation is having a long track record of successful investments with the provider/sndicator, since you will not be a good judge and will be entirely reliant on these "boots on the ground".

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Thought it was just a random house the realtor had no affiliation with!

I'm in MD and mine charges a flat fee of $500 for contract preparation, but they offer a $200 discount if I close with the title company they are affiliated with, so it would be $300 if you ultimately close the deal.

I have no affiliation with Amica.

Learn real estate before trying to deal in real estate.Your insurance agency is a great affiliate operation to real estate, be even better if you got your RE license!