When does a recruited agent pay for themselves?

Recruiting has a price tag — signing support, onboarding time, marketing. Set it against the brokerage share of that agent’s production and see the break-even month. Editable examples throughout.

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Recruiting + onboarding cost $ (example) $4,500

Average sale price $450,000

Commission rate % 2.5%

Agent sides per year 6

Brokerage share of GCI % 12%

GCI per side—

Brokerage GCI per side—

Monthly brokerage contribution—

Months to break even—

First-year net contribution to brokerage—

Straight answers

Calculator questions, answered plainly.

Is $4,500 a real recruiting cost figure?

No — it is an editable example. Use your real number: signing bonus, onboarding labor, licensing support, first-quarter marketing, whatever you actually spend.

What counts as brokerage share?

Whatever the brokerage keeps per side at your model — split, cap overage, transaction fee margin. If you run 100% models with flat fees, enter the fee as a percentage equivalent.

Why months, not deals?

Months expose cash-flow reality: a hire that breaks even in 36 months is a very different bet than one at 6, at the identical annual contribution.