Your broker, as a Realtor will be a member of the local board of Realtors and they govern the relationships between brokers, in doing so they set a co-brokerage fee to be divided for commissions, but each broker is free to set thier own fee structure, but, if a property is listed on the MLS as a condition to do so, that board may require a fee being split under the co-brokage agreements, but some may allow an exclusive listing without fees to others, which means others won't be showing or mentioning such a listing.It's highly unlikely a broker would allow you to do only such exclusive listings trying to get 6% or full commission and there is also the split with the broker to hang your license under them.

Now, most of the certs in the county we typically buy in have 3 or more years worth of back taxes due.Things to keep in mind - gurus on infomercials will tell you this is a risk free investment backed by the government and that you'll be able to pick up tons of properties this way for 10 cents on the dollar.

I did so in all kinds of business operations for over 25 years without any incident.A business entity should be set up for business aspects, taxes, accounting, ease of administration, marketing aspects and it's strucure is governed by law that addresses liability.

So much of our industry is based around the military, NASA, and government contracting that it would be devastating if it ever did close.

I don't know how much of a comeback will be happening on that side, but more importantly, the income over there is very low so not sure who would be able to buy a house unless it was with government help, which is half of what tanked that area in the first place.But again depends on what area you are talking about.

I really wouldn't be surprised if this practice found itself in the cross hairs of government regulators.

It may not be worth very much and if there are any government liens on there they will survive the tax deed sale and cannot be removed without paying them.

Write a short letter to the state governing agency as well as the realtor's local associations.

I also took a much deeper interest in the direction the markets were heading and what was happening in the upper levels of government...Again, I worked hard every day.

Just so you know there are laws governing agents disclosing they are agents when talking to people.