We Offer 2 Different Commission Structures that we feel accommodate all, or at least most, Real Estate Agents.
Entrepreneur Model: Our 100% Commission Model with a $495 Fee. No Cap. You get 100% Commission starting on day 1. This model not only includes 100% Commission, but you also get access to Joshua Smith Coaching, Icenhower Coaching and Consulting, 1st Class Training, 1st Class Marketing Portal, Swag Store, 1st Class Platform, Live Easy, Perfect Storm CRM, and a whole lot more!
Partner Model: Our Partner Model is a 70/30 Split. Let's face it, not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur. AND THAT'S OK! That is why we have created our Partner Model. This is where you Partner up with us and let us scale up your real estate business. On this model here you will get everything listed above, plus you'll receive everything needed to grow your real estate career without necessarily having to be a full blown entrepreneur. Let us handle all of the paperwork, signs, lockboxes, marketing, leads, tracking etc.
Negotiable: We can negotiate on the CAP, or lack there of. We understand that some agents are just truly amazing and are enticed by a CAP. We can work with you and come up with one that best suites everyone.
The only fees that we have are $100 monthly tech fee and then if you're on our Entrepreneur Model you can choose to have our Transaction Coordinators handle your paperwork for $495 a transaction. Our E&O insurance fee is $250 annual, billed out in January.
We have endless amounts of training on how to go out and get FREE leads. We also teach agents on how to go out there and run your own Facebook leads, retargetting leads etc. For our Partner Agents we provide leads, as long as you're willing to properly work them. We provide Expired and FSBO leads to everyone as well. Leads will never be an issue here!
As mentioned above we offer access to two of the best Real Estate Coaching Programs and Coaches in the industry. Joshua Smith in my opinion is the best real estate coach there is, which is why he's been my personal coach for several years. Brian Icenhower was voted as the #2 best real estate coach. We also have weekly Monday coaching calls with Joshua Smith. Weekly coaching calls with a top 1st Class Real Estate agent. On top of that the 1st Class founder, Rhyran Finch, is constantly coaching agents and brokerage owners. I personally give everyone access to my calendar as well so that you can set up a time to meet and discuss any topic you want.
There is so much to unpack in this one. We offer an amazing CRM, customizable website, transaction management, coaching platforms mentioned etc. Our marketing platform is top notch and makes marketing and branding yourself a breeze! Live Easy helps your clients throughout the transaction process and makes your life easier. Our 1st Class Platform is being released now, which is a one stop shop for everything 1st Class. We are currently working on an AI tool that will communicate with all of your CRM clients as needed. This tool is being introduced in the next couple weeks and has already proven to get tons of buyer's and even more sellers. Really excited about our tech now and going forward.
As a brokerage we strongly encourage a Work-Life balance. Your business is your business, but we are always here to help and encourage a balanced life. We are always coaching on how to buy back your time, by hiring correctly and building out proper systems and processes that run your business for you. Real Estate agents tend to work themselves to death and get burnt out quickly when there is no reason to. Hire and build properly and this will not be an issue. With our 100% Model Model and leads training, it's very easy to build out an extremely successful win win business for you and your team.
We are trying to build out a family oriented culture here. I want to know everyone and their families. Staring in 2025 we are going to get back to doing monthly events for all of our agents. A lot of our events will include their families as well. We have quarterly Top Producer events and well as our Presidential Club. For those who qualify for our Presidential Club you will be invited to an all inclusive Caribbean vacation! Culture is something that every brokerage talks about, but you can't talk about culture, you have to show it. So if you're interested in what 1st Class has to offer and you would like to see our culture, just come to one of our monthly events. Welcome to all!
As mentioned above, we have our Quarterly events for Top Producers as well as our Presidential Club. Quarterly events will be held at different locations and will include FREE food and drinks And our Presidential Club is an annual all inclusive Caribbean vacation. Each year is a different location announced typically near the end of the year. To qualify for our Top Producer events our Entrepreneur agents must close 2 transactions within that quarter and our Partner agents must do one of the following: 1 Closed transaction, 2 Under Contract or 2 Active Listings. For our Presidential Club our Entrepreneur agents must close 36 transactions and for our Partner agents, $100,000 in GCI gets you a paid trip or $150,000 in GCI gets you and a guest.
This is one we are going to be heavily working on! With our tech and platforms we believe we can scale this up pretty quickly in the area. We are new in town and looking for agents to come grow with us! As a newer brokerage, in the area, now is a great time to jump on board. Join early and reap the rewards!
Although 1st Class is newer to the St. Louis Metro area, we are a nationwide company. We now have over a 100 locations and 1000's of agents. Rhyan Finch has a goal of hitting 4,000 locations nationwide. The business model makes sense, and is a win win for the brokerage leaders as well as the agents. I strongly believe we have the very best platform out there and the old brokerage model is going to quickly go by the waste side.
Don't take choosing a Real Estate Brokerage lightly. The person you're probably interviewing with, more than likely, is just a recruiter. They get paid by how many people they recruit, not by your success. At 1st Class I will personally take your call, sit down with you, Zoom call, whatever is best for you. I don't succeed unless you succeed, and I don't take that lightly.
To schedule a call just click on the link below. Hope to hear from you soon!