Membership in the Tulare County Association of REALTORS®, gives you a 3 WAY membership:
(1) Tulare County Association of REALTORS®.
(2) California Association of REALTORS®.
(3) National Association of REALTORS®.
Take advantage
of your membership’s benefits
to make your membership
pay for itself …..
¨ Affiliate Member support to facilitate the growth of your business and professionalism
¨ Arbitration services for members to assist with quick, inexpensive dispute resolution
¨ Charity & Fundraising events to helpas well as improve our Communities
¨ Code of Ethics, trainingand Code enforcement to enhance professionalism in the industry
¨ Continuing education programs to make license renewal quick and convenient
¨ Courtesy fax when you aren’t close to your office, etc.
¨ Courtesy computer and telephone availability when you aren’t close to your office or your computer is broken
¨ Discount & affinity programs, e.g. - credit checking, communications, shipping, car rental, hotels & motels, etc., to save you money
¨ Dispute & Complaint Resolution, through our Grievance Process to save members money and maintain an orderly professional medium under which to transact business
¨ Endorsed insurance programs for Medical, E & O, Auto, etc., to provide savings and security
¨ Forms, a complete selection of approved C.A.R. Standard forms to save time, money and aggravation - can you imagine what it would be like if each broker or agent used their own purchase agreement and other R.E. forms
¨ Legal Hotline— FREE Consultation with CAR attorneys1-213-739-8282, this feature alone can more than repay you annual dues and help you to avoid costly litigation
¨ Legislative monitoring & advocacy (lobbying) to help protect your profession and real property rights. Individually, each of us can do little to effect law and lawmakers, but collectively - we are one of the largest voices in the halls of government. CAR estimates that each member saved over $13,378 in 2005 because of these efforts
¨ License preparation course for Salesperson & Brokers Licenses help those wishing to enter the profession or those wishing to further their professional development
¨ License information & assistance to help you comply with DRE requirements in a quick and convenient way
¨ Lock box administration and training to enable efficient showing of property - saving members time and providing records of access & showings
¨ Multiple Listing Service - rules for marketplace cooperation and behavior allowing members to conduct business being assured that they will get paid and that business practices will follow established rules. Also provides the single largest exposure / advertisement of property for sale
¨ Membership Rosters for reference and convenience
¨ Monitoring of Continuing Education Tests to save you time and $
¨ Newsletters and other communications from TCAOR, CAR & NAR
¨ Networking opportunities to increase your knowledge, contacts and business opportunities - in order for your business practice to flourish
¨ On line hosting and advertisement of you & your listings
¨ Orientation program to get you quickly familiar with the organization structure, rules, Bylaws, services, etc.
¨ Political and legal representation at the local, state and national levels
¨ Right to use the REALTOR® Logo/designation
¨ Social events such as the annual Picnic, Bowling, Golf, Installation, Annual Community Benefit Event to enhance camaraderie and cooperation
¨ Staff - Friendly, Courteous & Knowledgeable - to help you
¨ Statistical data & library for member reference or research
¨ CAR forms in foreign languages
¨ Supplies – A convenient source for signs, riders, books, brochure boxes, etc.
¨ Updates concerning legal, new forms and other valuable information to keep prepared to do your job
¨ TCAOR on line @ www.tcmls.org on line information 7 days per week - to enable you to do the job anywhere, anytime, 24 hours per day; also 24X7 access to www.car.org and www.realtor.org
¨ WINForms (no charge to members) and we provide WINForms training to enable you to take advantage of this member benefit - saving you money and time