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Yes. Vince Young Realty charges a flat $250 per month brokerage fee and no transaction fees, on sales or leases. Alongside that, you keep 90% of each commission check. We call it what it is: a flat-fee hybrid, not a pure flat-fee shop.
The phrase flat fee gets used for several different models in Texas real estate, and they do not cost the same. Knowing which one you are looking at is the first step to comparing them honestly.
Each has a place. The per-transaction version favors agents with a few large checks. The monthly-only version favors agents who are comfortable buying and running their own tools. Ours is designed for agents who want predictable costs, no penalty for small deals, and a full toolset included from day one.
Your fixed brokerage cost at Vince Young Realty is $250 x 12 = $3,000 a year. It does not rise when you close more, and it does not change in a slow month. Your variable cost is 10% of each check, with nothing added per deal.
Here is a hypothetical year of 10 closings averaging $10,000 gross commission, $100,000 total. Commission rates are negotiable in Texas, so treat this as an illustration.
On a traditional 70/30 split, that same year leaves you $70,000.
Budgeting gets easier too. You can set aside $250 on the first of each month and know your brokerage cost is handled, with no per-deal charge added on closing day beyond the 10% split.
A flat dollar fee per transaction treats a $900 lease check and a $20,000 sale check the same way. On the small check it can take a painful share.
On large sale checks, a pure per-deal model can cost less in raw fees. That is the honest trade. What it usually does not include is your website, CRM, signs, print or buyer app, so add what you would spend on those before you compare. Agents with a steady lease business should read our page on fee-free lease deals.
Your $250 a month is not a bare license fee. It comes with:
By its own count, Vince Young Realty reports $490M+ total sales. Watch the product film for a quick look at the tools.
A flat monthly model works best when you close steadily, because the fixed $250 gets spread across more deals. At 10 closings a year, it works out to $300 per closing. At 20, it is $150. Part-time agents should run the numbers with care; our guide on flat fees for part-time agents walks through it. When you are ready, send us your numbers and we will model your year.
A flat-fee brokerage charges agents a fixed dollar amount instead of, or in addition to, a percentage split. The fixed amount can be monthly, per transaction, or both. The appeal is predictability: you know your brokerage cost in advance. The details vary widely, so always ask whether the flat fee is monthly or per deal, whether a split also applies, and what tools are included. Vince Young Realty uses a flat $250 monthly fee with a 90/10 split and no per-deal fees.
$250 per month, which is $3,000 per year. There is no transaction fee on sales and no transaction fee on leases. You also keep 90% of each commission, with 10% going to the brokerage. The monthly fee is the same in a month you close five deals and a month you close none. For the complete fee schedule, including anything not listed here, ask us on a call and we will go through it line by line.
Ask us on a call for the exact billing start date, since it depends on when your sponsorship becomes active. What does not change is the amount: $250 per month, flat, with no per-deal charges added later. If you are timing a move, many agents switch between closings so fewer pending deals are tied to the old broker. The sponsorship change runs through TREC; check trec.texas.gov for current steps before you pick a date.
It depends on your mix of deals. A 100% model with a per-deal fee usually costs less on a handful of large sale checks. Flat monthly plus 90/10 usually costs less for agents who close many smaller checks, like leases, and for agents who would otherwise buy their own website, CRM, signs and print. Run your last 12 months through both. Our <a href='/join-us/is-a-90-10-split-better-than-100-percent-commission'>90/10 vs 100% commission</a> page has worked examples.
Put every offer into the same four lines: fixed monthly cost, per-deal fees, split percentage, and the annual cost of tools you would have to buy. Then apply those lines to your real closings from the past year, including leases. Add them up for a total annual brokerage cost and a take-home number. The offer with the highest take-home, after tools, wins on money. Bring that sheet to a call with us and we will fill in our column in front of you.
Three things. First, per-deal fees on leases, which can take a third of a small check. Second, tools you have to buy separately, like a website, CRM and yard signs, which can quietly cost more than the fee savings. Third, charges that are not in the headline, so request the complete fee schedule from each brokerage, including us. A flat fee is only simple if everything else is in writing too, so do not sign on the headline alone.
For agents who do a lot of leasing, a model without per-deal fees usually makes the most sense. Many Austin rentals are listed and leased through the ACTRIS MLS across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties, and lease commissions are typically much smaller than sale commissions. A flat per-deal charge takes a larger share of each small check. At Vince Young Realty the only variable cost on a lease is the 10% split, and the monthly fee stays at $250.
Say you close 15 transactions: 9 sales at a hypothetical $12,000 gross commission each and 6 leases at $1,000 each. Gross commission is $108,000 plus $6,000, or $114,000. The brokerage share at 10% is $11,400, and monthly fees are $3,000, for $14,400 total. You keep $99,600. Transaction fees: $0. Commission rates are negotiable in Texas, so replace these figures with your own.
Some do and many do not; it varies by brokerage, so ask before you assume. At Vince Young Realty, your flat fee comes with a luxury custom website on Savvy Studio, free yard signs, listing print, a mobile app for you and a branded app for your buyers, and the AGNT AI suite: Grant the AI assistant, a CRM that integrates with Follow Up Boss, automated saved-search alerts, CMAs, social posts, newsletters and listing reels.
Because you get fee predictability without giving up tools. Your costs are a flat $250 a month and a 10% split, with no transaction fees on sales or leases. In return you get a custom website that AI search can read, free yard signs, listing print, an agent app and a buyer app, an AI CRM with marketing automation, and access to health and private club benefits (contact us for details). Call (512) 785-7489 or apply at vinceyoungrealty.com/join-us.
90/10 split, $250 a month, no transaction fees on sales or leases. Nothing goes to your current brokerage.