Plain answers · Leaving or changing brokerages

What's the best brokerage for an agent doing 6 or more deals a year?

If you're already thinking about leaving

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Short answer: There isn't one best brokerage. The best one for you is where your all-in cost, the support you actually use, and your plans for the next few years line up. At 6 or more deals, small fee differences add up, so compare total cost on last year's real deals, not the headline split.

At 6 or more deals a year, you're past the stage where any brokerage will do. Your brokerage is now part of your business model.

So run the comparison on your own numbers. Pull last year's settlement statements. Add up the split, the cap, the monthly fees and every per-deal fee. Do the same with each brokerage you're considering, using their written fee schedule.

Then look at support. Not what's offered. What you'd actually use. A training library you never open isn't worth anything to you.

At eXp, the published model is an 80/20 split until a $16,000 annual cap, plus monthly and per-transaction fees. Those numbers come from eXp's official costs and income disclosure (exprealty.com/income), and they change, so check them yourself.

Sometimes the honest answer is that where you are still fits. That's a fine outcome.

Questions to ask any brokerage, including mine

  • What did I pay, all in, on each deal last year?
  • What would those same deals cost here, using your written fee schedule?
  • What support would I use every week?
  • What do I lose if I leave?

Your next step

  1. Take the 2-minute fit check, started on the full cost.
  2. Build your one-page Decision Report to bring to any broker.
  3. Talk it through on the 20-Minute Brokerage Fit Call. No pressure. No promises.
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Sources: eXp Realty costs and income disclosure.

Editorial review: November 1, 2026. Facts about eXp come from eXp's official pages and can change. Confirm current terms directly with eXp. Opinions are my own.

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