I just received a letter from my office saying after 3 months of working there I would have to start paying monthly fees.
$100 a month for phone fax and terrible leads.
are you guys all paying this much?

Nope, I am paying 0

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Paul Caparas
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I work for Long & Foster, we don't have any monthly fees but we do have a yearly volume that we must reach.

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Rob
Arlington VA Real Estate | Arlington VA Condos | Alexandria VA Real Estate

My wife was paying over $400.00 a month with her first firm. It was a big name firm in the area Plus we were restricted to their MLS feed. This is pretty common in our area if you want to be with a bigger name.

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Raleigh Real Estate

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140/mo with E&O and $275 a transaction (1st 2 of the month then $25/ a transaction for any others)

What kind of split are you on? Some places pay more fees, some pay more in splits, some pay less of everything and typically get less of everything. Like everything else in Real Estate it is about ROI. What do you get for what you pay? Where do you feel the most comfortable and motivated?

I can tell you this - brokerages are not a get rich quick scheme. In most brokerages the top producing agents make more money than the broker with a lot less headaches.

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Wayne Long
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I have heard that brokerages are asking for more money as the market has slowed. Personally I think its a bad idea to change the structure on someone that has already joined.

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Ki Gray - Austin Realtor

Working in Austin his site covers the Austin Real Estate market. If you are considering investing in Austin be sure to check out his Austin Real Estate Blog or look through some of the Austin Homes currently for sale.

You are right. Brokerages like agents need to just buckle down now and cut out any frivolous expenses so they can ride it out. Raising charges on agents at this point will just decrease the # of agents in their office further. Agents are kind of disgruntled now anyway because the markets are slow.

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Wayne Long
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as well as Fort Benning Real Estate and area info.
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What does it say about the fees in your independent contractor agreement?

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Evaluate your broker/agent agreements as whole. You should consider the split, monthly fees, benefits, office arrangement, etc...

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Ryan A. Martin - Windermere Real Estate / Whatcom Inc.

Your Bellingham real estate professional specializing in the listing and sales of Bellingham condos. Also check out my Anacortes real estate website for information about Fidalgo Island and Anacortes, WA