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As a real estate agent which company offers the best commission?

Information applicable to washington preferably, but any info. will help. For example Windermere and John L. Scott have a $70 desk fee and the first 50,000 earned for the year is spilt between yourself and the company, then the rest of the year you earn 100%. This does not sound good to me...

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1. Check out Keller Williams. If there isn't one there try Century 21. Look around and ask around.
2. Eesh. I'd stay away from Keller Williams. They are the Amway of real estate & lure you into recruiting other agents with promises of a tiered income. Your efforts are better spent & paid on getting business, not recruiting. Every agent that has left our office for greener pastures at Keller Williams is no longer in the business. I work with John L. Scott in Everett, WA, so I am partial to them. All franchises, JLS, C 21, Re/Max, Coldwell Banker, Windermere are all independently owned & operated. One plan you are offered at one C 21 office would be different that another C 21office would offer you, unless the same broker owns both offices. All the franchises have nice training programs, management that will assist you & usually some sort of "quick start" program. They also have great tools like a www.JohnLscott.com/YourName website. Interview at all the offices in your area. Take a legal pad & make notes of their commission structures. I'd stay away from Preview Properties which is a 100% office for $250 a month. You will flounder there & rack up monthly desk fees with no training. This scenario is generally for more experienced agents that don't want or need floor time or assistance from their broker. 50/50 - 70/30% split with a broker is typical for new agents. Getting to next level is usually based on the broker portion of what has come out of your checks (the 50 - 30%). Some don't charge a desk fee at all if you are on a lower split. Others charge a minimal one. Another option with regards to training is a mentor program. You get teamed up with an experienced agent & they go on all your appointments with you & help you learn. In turn, you pay a portion of your commission to them on the first X transactions that you have.