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Methods of Compensating Real Estate Agents

By James Kimmons, About.com

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Real Estate Agent Compensation Explained

In these Step-by-Step Tutorials, you'll learn some of the different methods used to compensate real estate agents. When choosing a broker to hold your license, the commission arrangement may not be the most important factor.

Weigh the services that your broker provides to agents, as well as the expected number of prospect leads and their quality. If you're receiving a large number of quality leads, then a smaller commission split percentage will still lead to more income for you.

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