Call SDAR (San Diego Association of Realtors) and they can give you the costs for membership and MLS access. Your broker will need to be a member as well in order for you to receive access.
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The one thing I would add to Yoda’s comments here is that the Sandicor (San Diego County Regional MLS) does allow non Realtor agents to have full MLS access for a different fee. I believe they have to be “brokered up” and the access is technically the broker’s access. Or if you broker with a Realtor with MLS access but you are not a Realtor yourself, you can get MLS access on a separate arrangement. EG: My assistant is a licensed agent. He is not a member of SDAR, CAR, or NAR. He pays a reduced fee (like 50 bucks a qtr) to have MLS access. My fees with everything included, is closer to 4x that.
One thing I did not hear you mention explicitly (though I may have missed it) is that if your goal is to get the entire CBB on your purchase, you will need a broker and a split arrangement. Also, some sellers (and/or their agents) will not award a CBB when the agent is the buyer. You might want to clarify that with the listing agent before offering.
