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<p class="MsoNormal">Distinguished colleagues: I’ve been approached by a client that would like me to serve as his agent in a real estate transaction so that I can qualify for the buyer’s broker’s commission and then rebate a portion of the commission back
to him. I have reviewed Chapter 18.85 Revised Code of Washington (regarding broker licensing) and see that attorneys are exempt from the broker licensing requirements.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have experience acting in this capacity? Does anyone advise against doing this (or are there issues I’m missing)? I don’t feel real comfortable with the idea so I am exploring the relevant issues before I decide what to do.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0B242C">Jared N. Hawkins, Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Hawkins Law, PLLC<br>
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2225 Isaacs, Suite A/ Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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