Any Real Estate “Agent” that belongs to a local Association; Bay County Board of Realtors; Midland Area Association of Realtors; Saginaw Board of Realtors. With those Association memberships they will also belong to the Michigan Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. With these associations there is Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics training everyone must attend. The National Assoc. of Realtors owns Realtor.com and has created the #1 web site for ALL home buyers. 86-90% of all incoming callers, in a real estate office, have already done their research on Realtor.com. You need a Realtor to list your home if you want it placed on Realtor.com and in the Associations Multiple Listing System.

The agent, within a company, that will formally come over and list your home for sale, put it in the system and also the person, (Company) you have given the “Exclusive Right To Sell” your property. The Listing Agent is also considered the “Sellers” Agent, which means they have fiduciary responsibilities to only the Seller.

The agent, within ANY company, that will formally write a Purchase Offer on your home. The Selling Agent may be representing the Buyer, or in the absence of a “Buyer Contract”, the Selling Agent is a Sub-Agent of your Listing Agent and is also representing you.

The agent that has made a contractual agreement with a person to represent his/her interest in buying a home. The "Buyers" agent contract removes an agent’s responsibility of representing the "Seller". All of the responsibilities an agent had for the Seller, become the same responsibilities they owe a Buyer.

When you List your home with a "Realtor" he/she will place your Listing in this system. The MLS is the “Inventory Sheets” all Realtor’s use to sell each others properties. Each Listing office will generally offer to all other offices a percentage of the total listing amount, if they are the “Selling” agent. In the conventional sense, if a Listing is 6%, the Listing office will offer 3% to any other office, if they produce an acceptable Buyer for the property. This means once your Listing is placed in the MLS, you have ALL other Realtors trying to sell it for you. Fantastic System, very effective!

The web site owned by the National Association of Realtors. The number one site, used by 86-90% of all potential home buyers. It is imperative to have your home listed on Realtor.com, if you want maximum exposure to Buyers.

Although not quite as important as it was, prior to Realtor.com, this magazine is still widely read by potential home buyers. To use "The system" you must formally list your home with a realtor. None of these avenues are available to "For Sale By Owners".

It is widely accepted; Less then 10% of the time your “Listing Agent” is your “Selling Agent” too!! It is also widely accepted; Your “Listing Office” is your “Selling Office” less then 25% of the time. The "system" sells your home – 75 TO 90% of the time.