Membership
IRA does not charge upwards of $100.00 for a monthly desk fee, office fee or administration fee. IRA does not charge upwards of $300.00 for a transaction, processing or recording fee. IRA does not charge upwards of 6% of your earnings for a franchise fee.

To become a valued associate member of IRA, and be able to use the countless tools and resources while increasing your earnings and you'll be charged only $149.00 annually. No other fees, ever!IRA's minimal membership fee of just $149.00 is simply to offset the cost for software licensing along with website management and maintenance.

No Franchise or Closing Fees
We at IRA believe that your efforts and results need to be rewarded without added pressures of hidden fees. Unlike franchise type Real Estate offices that charge you a franchise fee at closing, IRA has no franchise fees that can diminish your compensation. That's a compensation savings of up to 6% per transaction!

Another fee that IRA will never charge is a fee some organizations call a "processing" or "recording" fee. These types of fees are charged to a seller and/or buyer at closing and can be as much as $300.00 per transaction or even higher.

Training and Coaching
Your success is our success. With that in mind, IRA has a complete training program developed by some of the most respect Real Estate training organizations around. IRA's training program is designed to offer the inexperienced licensee an array of techniques and service procedures that are sure to jump-start your career and benefit your client's interests.

For those experienced Real Estate professionals, IRA has reference guides and links along with access to some of the countries leading sales coaching organizations.

No matter your experience, IRA has assembled a highly beneficial program that will expand your knowledge and abilities to insure greater rewards and results!

Earn a minimum of an 80% split
As a valued member of IRA, you'll enjoy some of the highest commission splits offered. As you advance your sales efforts, your commission rate will increase up to 90%. Based upon net commissions earned here is how IRAs generous commission structure is set:

• From 0-$30,000 you'll earn 80%
  
  
• From $30-$60,000 you'll earn 85%
  
  
• Over $60,000 you'll enjoy 90%!
  
  

No Quotas
We at IRA want you to enjoy a career in real estate without any undue pressures. IRA allows you to work at whatever level you are most comfortable with. No matter if you are active full time or just occasionally, you'll enjoy the countless benefits IRA has to offer without the pressures of quotas.

No Monthly Fees
Unlike most Real Estate offices, IRA does not charge a monthly desk, office or administration fee. Being a "virtual office" reduces our overhead and allows you to benefit by reduced operating costs and higher earning abilities.

No Weekly Sales Meetings
Those dreaded sales meetings, we know. IRA utilizes the Internet to keep you up to date on all sorts of issues. As often as necessary, IRA will send you an email as well as posting various issues here on the IRA site. You'll also have the ability to enjoy IRA's exclusive online forum to exhange ideas and suggestions with fellow IRA Associates. With IRA, we want you to be informed and are always providing you with up-to-date information to insure you're able to perform with the highest level of confidence and knowledge.

Get Paid at Closing!
After you've worked so hard to complete your transaction, the last thing you want to do is wait days or even weeks for your hard earned compensation. IRA offers you're the ability to be paid right at the closing table. IRA simply authorizes the closing agent to issue your check upon the transaction completing.

Recruit and Earn More!
Once you join IRA, we're confident you'll find the benefits to be unparallel. We're also hopeful you'll encourage other real estate professionals like yourself to join IRA and enjoy its many benefits.

IRA offers you a share of all commissions, up to 5% per referred associate. Think about it, if you recruited just 10 associates and each referred associate earned just $25,000 a year, you'd earn an additional $12,500!

Choice of Affiliation
We know that not everyone in real estate is active full time. We also know that some associates have worked diligently for years and have positioned themselves as market leaders in the upper end/luxury markets. Whatever your level of commitment, needs or market segments, IRA has a service association just right for you.

For those just wanting to keep their license active, yet may or may not be involved in any transactions, we offer Independent Realty Agency. "Agency" as we call it, is a non-Realtor/MLS affiliated company. For those that service the High-End/Luxury market, IRA offers our Estate Property Services. And for those that concentrate mainly on Commercial/Business real estate services we offer our Commercial Services. For each service arm, IRA offers its own image, logos and formats, yet all enjoy the same benefits of IRA's extensive online business aids and services.

Personalized Stationary and Forms
As you'll soon learn IRA has great, easy to use automated features. One example is IRA's wide array of Stationary and Forms. Our online automated system allows you to create your own business cards and stationary, create forms, mailing labels, presentation formats and much more. You can choose to have them professionally printed by IRA's printer or you can simply print whatever you need right from your home computer.

Once you are a member associate, the system will automatically recognize you and your affiliations and place your name, title, address, phone numbers, email address, and even your photo onto the many stationary and form files. You can personalize whatever form or stationary piece you may choose by including your own service slogan or make changes to your contact information.

Personal Marketing Tools
From post cards to newsletters to form letters, IRA makes your marketing efforts easy and effective. No longer will you have to frustrate yourself with having to design your own marketing and advertising material. IRA has countless templates already designed and ready to use.

As an example, IRA has developed a Newsletter template. This unique Newsletter is already formatted and professionally designed. Then using IRA's automated online system (which will automatically recognize you and place all your contact information on the Newsletter), you add various content and articles and in only moments your personalized, very informative, 11" x 17" newsletter is complete and ready for printing and mailing.

And coming soon, IRA will offer you the ability to upload your mailing list data base and you'll be able to have your newsletters, post cards, form letters, etc., printed, addressed and mailed with just a few clicks.

Internet Marketing
As we all have come to realize, the Internet is the number 1 resource tool used by Real Estate buyers and sellers.

IRA provides a complete automated system that will create and provide you with your own Personal Web page, Property Web pages and Email address. Creating these pages is free and easy. Remember, the IRA automated system makes it very easy even for the novice computer user.

Each Personal web page will offer your visitors and clients a full array of features already formatted to your site. Features that include property searching, mortgage rates, real estate calculators, school districts, weather, helpful links to government agencies and much more!

Print Advertising
IRA offers you many different ad formats to choose from. With IRA's automated system, you simply choose the ad size and format you want to use, follow the simple instructions on placing photos and contents. In only a few moments you'll have completed your print ad and be ready to deliver it to your publication of choice.

Helpful Guides and Resources
We all need a little help now and then, that' why IRA has created several "Help Guides" to assist you with your daily sales and service activities. If IRA doesn't have exactly what you're looking for, IRA provides numerous links to publications and organizations that offer many useful tools and "self-help" publications and programs you may find very beneficial for your business.

Property Signs and
On-Site Marketing
IRA has everything you'll need to merchandise your listings. You can choose from an array of yard signs, open house directional signs, interior feature cards, open house registration cards, visitor evaluation forms, disclosure and visitor notice forms, follow-up forms and more!

Along with signs and such, IRA offers you the ability to create your property listing brochures right here online which you can either print from your home computer of have printed professionally by IRA or your printer of choice. We even offer add tools like the "Talking House" or Info Boxes that can be purchased from IRA's online store.

Contract & Transaction Management
As a member Associate of IRA, you'll have a complete online contract management program at your fingertips. You'll be able to create, change, manage, save to your own files and email complete contracts or contract elements.

From any computer, anywhere you choose you'll have the ability to always provide your clients with quick and responsive service.

With IRA's exclusive Transaction Management program, once you enter in all the transaction information, it can be shared with other agents, title companies, attorney's and mortgage companies. Your transactions will remain permanent giving you a complete history of your income and activity.

Online Store
Have you ever needed a lockbox, or perhaps something else to assist your real estate efforts? IRA has it all! With IRA's Online Store you'll be able to purchase countless hard to find and useful items. IRA's Online Store is also where you can purchase client gifts, giveaways, self marketing tools and items.

We offer 100s of great items that are priced right and are sure to assist your Real Estate activities and client services! Most times are always in stock and are shipped and delivered to you in a just a few days. IRA's Online Store is just another reason that makes IRA's the choice of so many Real Estate Professionals!