Before I went to school for real estate I thought that everyone who completed the course, took the state licensing exam and passed was automatically a REALTOR®...not until I completed the course, took the test chose a broker and joined NAR did discover how wrong I was. Not all licensees are Realtors; in fact less than half of all licensees are Realtors according to the National Association of Realtors®. So what? You may be thinking, what does that mean to me?

Only Realtors follow a strict code of ethics...to be a member of NAR and a REALTOR®, a real estate agent must abide by a set of professional principles and serve clients fairly. Voluntarily agreed to work by a code of ethics based on professionalism and protection of the public.

You can read the REALTOR® Code of Ethics on the National Association of Realtors® web site, I suggest the document with the title

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Code of Ethics:
What Does it Mean for Consumers?

I can email that page to you if you can't find it just let me know.

Did you have the same perception? I hope that after reading the suggested material you will be as enlightened as I was and understand you do have a choice. Who still  says perception is reality?

This was my first post and I hope you enjoyed it and learned something about perception  from  it.