Now that you are thinking, what tools do they need? First (before we even start our class work) we need to secure a brokerage company to accept our state real estate license once we have passed the written test. Is that company a member of the National and State Association of Realtors? Does that company allow you to practice real estate without accepting the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics. That in my opinion is the first tool every licensed agent should have. The code provides the guidelines for our dealings with the public and our peers.