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                                        <label for="oi-join-form__last_name">Last Name</label>
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                                    <div class="form-group form-floating col-12 col-lg-6 required email">
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                                    <div class="form-group form-floating col-12 col-lg-6 required phone">
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                                    <div class="form-group form-floating col-12 col-lg-6 required password">
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                                            <input id="oi-join-form__agent_yes" class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="user_type" value="Realtor" />
                                            <label class="form-check-label" for="oi-join-form__agent_yes">Yes</label>
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                                    <div class="col-12 text-center">
                                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Get Started</button>
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<div id="oi-password-forgot-modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" aria-describedby="oi-password-forgot-modal-aria-desc" aria-labelledby="oi-password-forgot-modal-aria-label">
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                            <h4 id="oi-password-forgot-modal-aria-label" class="h1">Forgot Your Password?</h4>
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                                <div class="row g-6">
                                    <div class="form-group form-floating required emailfield emailinput email">
                                        <input id="oi-password-forgot-form__email" class="form-control required" type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email" autocomplete="email" required>
                                        <label class="form-label" for="oi-password-forgot-form__email">Email</label>
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                                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Get My Password</button>
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