Become A Member

Individuals who, as sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers or trustees, are engaged actively in the real estate profession, including buying, selling, exchanging, renting or leasing, managing, appraising for others for compensation, counseling or financing, building, developing or subdividing real estate, and who maintain or are associated with an established real estate office in the state of Ohio or a state contiguous thereto. All persons who are partners in a partnership, or all officers in a corporation, or all trustees in a trust who are actively engaged in the real estate profession within the state or a state contiguous thereto shall qualify for REALTOR® membership only, and each is required to hold REALTOR® membership in a Board of REALTORS® within the state unless otherwise qualified for Institute Affiliate membership.

Individuals who are engaged in the real estate profession other than as sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers or trustees, or branch office man- agers, and are associated with a REALTOR® member and meet the qualifications set out in Article 5 of the bylaws.

Corporate officers (who may be licensed or unlicensed) of a real estate brokerage franchise organization with at least one hundred fifty (150) franchises located within the U.S., its insular possessions and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, elected to membership pursuant to the provisions in the NAR Constitution Bylaws. Such individuals shall enjoy all of the rights, privileges and obligations of REALTOR® membership (including compliance with the Code of Ethics) EXCEPT: obligations related to Board mandated education, meeting attendance, or indoctrination classes or other similar requirements; the right to use the term REALTOR® in connection with their franchise organization's name; the right to hold elective office in the Local Board, State Association and National Association.

An individual is a primary member if the Board pays state and national dues based on such member. An individual is a secondary member if state and national dues are remitted through another Board. One of the principals in a real estate firm must be a Designated REALTOR® member of the Board in order for licensees affiliated with the firm to select the Board as their "primary" Board.