I didn't like taking the payment at first, but now that I have my own web site I'm taking it anyway, so it's no more work to do Booking.

The JaCo formula is stated on their web page as follows:Example of Value Calculations & Tax Determination Market Value x Classification Rate = Assessed Value - Exempted Value = Taxable Value $110,000 x Residential 19% = $20,900 - $11,400 = $9,500Taxable Value / 100 = ___ x Tax Rate = Tax Bill $9,500 / 100 = $95 x $7.8368 = $744.50Tax rates are set each year by local taxing entities within the limits allowed under the constitution and state law. 

The legal web of complexity suggested to manage the risk profile for a conventional-type (ie SFH or duplex) property is not worth the headache in my opinion.

Get your documentation together and go see the DA, Sheriff - whoever prosecutes CRIMINAL FRAUD charges.

As an agent, you have access to title records, comps (sales, rental), tax records, marketing programs, etc.Speaking of marketing, as an agent, you are offered discounts on specific marketing resources, web campaigns, etc.Commission, or the ability to reduce the purchase price equal to the comission......Just to name a few.......WAY worth the cost of entry IMHO.

Really have to sift through the junk.I get a lot less web leads, but they’re more qualified.

@Conor Meehan I have a place on my lease for a pet fee and I just put N/A beside it when they don't have pets.

Your decision to wait and wait for two years will back fire if you wait 2-3 years, all the while increase a total of 20%, then fallback 10%.Terryhttp://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/na...

@Ishviyan D. A

Sure, buying a home (especially for the first time) is an emotional experience, but that can be accounted for in the ways that these web platforms are built.