Apparatus and method for disclosing and acknowledging an establishment of a real estate agency relationship

A method for disclosing and acknowledging the establishment of a real estate agency relationship, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a client with a card, the card having a front side and a back side;
• an agent designation area for placing designated agent indicia and a client area for placing client indicia, the client area and agent designation area being on one of the front side and the back side;
• and agency disclosure indicia on the other of the front side and back side;
• recording designated agent indicia in the agent designation area;
• recording client indicia in the client area;
• and
• having the client present the card to all other agents to disclose the establishment of real estate agency relationship.

A method for disclosing and acknowledging the establishment of a real estate agency relationship, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a client with a card, the card having a front side and a back side;
• an agent designation area for placing designated agent indicia and a client area for placing client indicia, the client area and agent designation area being on one of the front side and the back side;
• agency disclosure indicia on the other of the front side and back side;
• and a magnetic strip for storing information corresponding to one or more of the designated agent indicia, client indicia, and agency disclosure indicia;
• storing the information on the magnetic strip;
• recording designated agent indicia in the agent designation area;
• recording client indicia in the client area;
• having the client present the card to all other agents to disclose the establishment of real estate agency relationship;
• and
• having the client use the card to communicate with a magnetic card reader at a visited property.

A system for disclosing and acknowledging the establishment of a real estate agency relationship and for selectively allowing entry into a property, the system comprising:

• a card, the card having a front side and a back side;
• an agent designation area for placing designated agent indicia and a client area for placing client indicia, the client area and agent designation area being on one of the front side and the back side;
• agency disclosure indicia on the other of the front side and back side;
• and a magnetic strip for storing information corresponding to one or more of the designated agent indicia, client indicia, and agency disclosure indicia;
• and
• a magnetic card reader positionable at real estate property for reading information from the card.