Something that really upsets (that is a mild word for what I would like to say) me as a realtor is realtor.com. I really don't know why the National Association of Realtors affiliates itself with realtor.com.

The Northern Neck MLS is the intellectual property of the Northern Neck Association of Realtors. Somehow a deal has been made not only with our MLS but every association's MLS in Virginia and throughout the country to link through realtor.com.

This sounds like a good idea but here lies the problem. Realtor.com takes the MLS that I and other realtors working both as listing agents and buyer's representatives have paid for and then profits off of it.

Have you ever wondered while searching for Northern Neck Real Estate through realtor.com why some properties have multiple photos and others don't? It is because realtor.com charges the realtor for those extra pictures yet those pictures are in our MLS and will be seen by all that choose our MLS over realtor.com. Besides if you use the Northern Neck MLS you won't have all those pop-ups that realtor.com charges for.

 The information that you receive from our MLS is a little more detailed but if you see a property that interest you then working as your buyer's agent I can email you the MLS sheet on that property. That MLS sheet will give you such information as days on the market, water depth, directions to the property, and a ton of other information. Can realtor.com do that?