Home › Forums › Closed Forums › Buying and Selling RE › Getting RE License for Myself
- This topic has 250 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 3 months ago by urbanrealtor.
-
AuthorPosts
-
August 10, 2008 at 5:37 PM #255710August 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM #255441urbanrealtorParticipant
[quote=SD Realtor]Lets try this again…
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.
[/quote]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.
August 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM #255614urbanrealtorParticipant[quote=SD Realtor]Lets try this again…
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.
[/quote]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.
August 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM #255618urbanrealtorParticipant[quote=SD Realtor]Lets try this again…
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.
[/quote]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.
August 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM #255676urbanrealtorParticipant[quote=SD Realtor]Lets try this again…
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.
[/quote]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.
August 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM #255725urbanrealtorParticipant[quote=SD Realtor]Lets try this again…
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.
[/quote]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.
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255456NotCrankyParticipantOne might want to leave the commission out of the original offer and not pay property taxes on it in perpetuity and just negotiate a better price. I have accomplished this also by having the commission removed in escrow after negotiating the deal. The sale price recorded was the price after the commission was amended out.
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255629NotCrankyParticipantOne might want to leave the commission out of the original offer and not pay property taxes on it in perpetuity and just negotiate a better price. I have accomplished this also by having the commission removed in escrow after negotiating the deal. The sale price recorded was the price after the commission was amended out.
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255633NotCrankyParticipantOne might want to leave the commission out of the original offer and not pay property taxes on it in perpetuity and just negotiate a better price. I have accomplished this also by having the commission removed in escrow after negotiating the deal. The sale price recorded was the price after the commission was amended out.
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255692NotCrankyParticipantOne might want to leave the commission out of the original offer and not pay property taxes on it in perpetuity and just negotiate a better price. I have accomplished this also by having the commission removed in escrow after negotiating the deal. The sale price recorded was the price after the commission was amended out.
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255740NotCrankyParticipantOne might want to leave the commission out of the original offer and not pay property taxes on it in perpetuity and just negotiate a better price. I have accomplished this also by having the commission removed in escrow after negotiating the deal. The sale price recorded was the price after the commission was amended out.
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255465bob2007ParticipantMaybe someone who knows for sure on this site can answer, but I once heard that in CA anyone can represent themselves in a RE transaction. So if you goal is only to represent yourself, and get the 3% commission, then it sounds like you don’t actually need a license. Anyone know for sure?
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255639bob2007ParticipantMaybe someone who knows for sure on this site can answer, but I once heard that in CA anyone can represent themselves in a RE transaction. So if you goal is only to represent yourself, and get the 3% commission, then it sounds like you don’t actually need a license. Anyone know for sure?
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255643bob2007ParticipantMaybe someone who knows for sure on this site can answer, but I once heard that in CA anyone can represent themselves in a RE transaction. So if you goal is only to represent yourself, and get the 3% commission, then it sounds like you don’t actually need a license. Anyone know for sure?
August 10, 2008 at 8:59 PM #255701bob2007ParticipantMaybe someone who knows for sure on this site can answer, but I once heard that in CA anyone can represent themselves in a RE transaction. So if you goal is only to represent yourself, and get the 3% commission, then it sounds like you don’t actually need a license. Anyone know for sure?
-
AuthorPosts
- The forum ‘Buying and Selling RE’ is closed to new topics and replies.