Most agents become Realtors for two reasons:
1) The salesperson has to carry the same designations as their employing broker. If the broker is a Realtor, all the salespeople affiliated with that broker must be Realtors. And vice versa.
2) In SD County, only Realtors have access to the extremely handy computerized forms. Non-Realtors have to drive to a service center, pay big money for the forms, and fill them out by hand. Hand written forms aren’t as professional looking.

That’s why I became a Realtor today. I can’t believe it myself.