What are the responsibilities of a Real Estate Broker?

According to Realtor.com, the roles of a real estate broker are the following:

• Help making offers and bargaining
• Help in applying for financing
• Arrangement of inspections
• Help finding a variety of suitable properties
• The writing and editing of necessary legal documents
• Only brokers will be able to handle "earnest money," which is a deposit handed up front, during a sale. The broker should also make sure that all escrow accounts are in correct order so that sales can go smoothly.

Real estate brokers have more legal responsibility than real estate salespersons. Real estate salesperson work under a broker to gain experiecne until the required years of experience is completed for them to start their own brokerage.