Thank you for applying for about Membership. We look very forward to having you as one of our members and being of service to you. As a Primary member to our Association, we will need the following: 1. A copy of your Real Estate License 2. A completed application (see attached) 3. One Time Application Fee $300.00 4. Local Annual dues ($310.00) 5. MLS Access Payment by check $480 per year (prorated - $120 Savings) or monthly billing of $50 per month. Listed below are the membership requirements for Marathon and Lower Keys Association of REALTORS®. Individual Membership: 1. Submit an application with a one-time application fee of $300.00, MLKAR Annual association dues of $250.00, Education is vital to your success and for only $25.00 per year you receive an MLKAR education pass, or you will have to pay $25.00 per class at the door. NAR & Florida Realtors Annual Dues are as follows and prorated if not a full year. You will pay your first years dues with application and then the future years will be billed via email from NAR’s NRDS Ecommerce System: NAR Annual Dues - Request to see current schedule Florida Realtors Annual Dues – Request to see current schedule 2. Submit a copy of your valid real estate license. 3. A requirement of membership is that you must attend an orientation class, which is given semi-annually. You will be notified as to the date and time. The Association policy manual states that each member has two chances to attend orientation before having to reapply to the Association for membership (this includes another application fee). MLS Participation: 1. Upon receipt of your dues, you may participate in the Multiple Listing Service. You will be invited to attend an MLS class. Our monthly access fee to the MLS is $40.00 per month if paid annually by check ($120 Savings), or if paid monthly $50.00 per month billed at the end of the month. To comply with applicable tax rules and regulations and to comply with USPS second class postage permit requirements for FAR’s Florida Realtor® and NAR’s Realtor® magazine, it is necessary for Associations/Boards to include the following disclosures on their member dues billing: 1. Portions of your dues used for lobbying purposes that are not deductible on federal income tax returns are: Florida Realtors (23%) and National Association Realtors (26%). 2. Contributions to RPAC are voluntary and will be used for political purposes and support of state, local, and federal candidates and political parties and in issue initiatives. Making a contribution is not a condition of membership in the Association and a member may refuse to contribute without suffering any reprisal. Seventy percent of each contribution is used by RPAC-Florida and RPIC Florida to support state and local candidates and state and local issues. Consult your local Association /Board for the exact percentage going toward each. The balance is sent to National RPAC and is charged against your contribution limits prescribed by 2 U.S.C. 441a. Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. 3. Payments to the Association/Board of Realtors® are not deductible as charitable contributions. Such payments may, however, be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. 4. Dues include a $3.50 allocation to Florida Realtor® magazine and a $6 allocation to NAR’s Realtor® magazine. 5. Your dues includes a $35 mandatory assessment by the National Association of Realtors® for all Realtors® and Realtor-Associates® to fund a nationwide public awareness campaign that includes TV network and cable ads highlighting the value a Realtor® brings to a transaction and stressing the importance of using a Realtor®. 6. Your dues also include a $30 mandatory, non-pro-ratable assessment by the Florida Realtors® for the advocacy fund.