Do Any of These Ring a Bell?
| PhD Homes – Full Time Agent | Typical Large Broker |
| Broker Paid MLS Fees / Lockbox Participation Fee | Agent Pays MLS & LockBox Fees |
| 20% Commission Split with $500 / $1,000 (Over $500,000) Broker Cap | Commission Split Up to 50% with no Cap |
| No Mandatory Office Time / Set Your Own Hours | Mandatory Office Time / Schedule |
| ZERO Monthly Fees | Significant Administrative / Desk / Errors & Omissions Fees |
| No Franchise Fees | Franchise Fees From Commission |
| Paid Business Cards / Signage | Agent Pays Business Cards / Signage |
| Transaction Flexibility (Commission %) | Broker Dictated |
| Broker / Other Agent Availability for Transaction Advice / Assistance | Limited Hours / Availability |
| No Client Administrative Fees | Significant Client Administrative Fees |
| Immediate Commission Payment | Delayed & Often Times Incorrect Commission Payments |
If you are thinking about starting a new career please consider selling real estate.
You get to be your own boss. Most real estate agents are independent contractors. They set their own work schedules, develop their client base, decide on their marketing methods and grow their business as their own.
Your business growth is all up to you. There are no limits for growth of your real estate business. Couple a good attitude with a superior work ethic and you can realize fantastic rewards. You’ll need to incorporate good business skills and develop effective marketing. It’s all in your hands.
Excellent client service will yield future rewards. Most home buyers said they would definitely use their real estate agent again or recommend the agent to others. It’s a huge benefit of this business to be able to reap future business from the good will of past customers (clients). So pay as much attention to the nuts and bolts of the job and to customer service as you do to marketing. You’ll see great results later.
Your time is yours, so take that vacation! Develop relationships with other agents in your office. Once you find someone with a similar style and work ethic, you can work with each other to set up off time and know that your clients will be handled the way that you want. You’re in charge of your business and your time off.
Your business can be as large as you like. The real estate business offers huge potential for expansion from your “one person show” beginnings. As an agent, your income is controlled in large part by the time you invest. Grow your business by adding an assistant, or several.
Develop a plan to provide the “good life” later. Once you have established your business, it’s possible to structure it for sale at any point in the future or pass your client list on to a son / daughter or someone else. Using good business practices, the value of your business will grow and be a marketable retirement asset.
If you are an established agent why switch to PhD Homes?
We offer a great commission split. Most large brokerage companies charge desk fees, administrative fees, and take a large chunk of the commission that you earned. At PhD Homes are brokerage commission is very modest plus we don’t charge you additional fees. After all, we realize it is your business and you do most of the work.
We offer agent support you can count on. Almost all agents have experienced obstacles on bringing a transaction to closing day. And the challenges are always different. You can count on PhD Homes & Realty to work through these issues with you. The principal broker at PhD has supervised thousands of transactions over his career and will help you find a solution to the issue(s) you are faced with.
Flexibility. Do you want to concentrate on new homes, first time buyers, homes in foreclosure, or something else? We give you the freedom and flexibility to determine your own area of expertise, your own commission rate, co-broker commission rate, marketing plan, listing period, etc. as the deal dictates.
Is your client thinking of building? We offer home building services with programs to help make the process easy. Please see our website for further information.
Contact Mike Terrien at 920-676-6153 or mike@phd-realty.com if you are interested in joining the team!