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How to Beat Flat-Fee and Discount Brokers Without Cutting Your Commission in 2026

Real Estate Training & Coaching School

Real Estate Training & Coaching School

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4.4 β€’ 705 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Flat-fee brokerages are in your market right now, and they are telling your potential sellers they can save thousands without you. Most real estate agents have no idea how to respond β€” and that is exactly where listings are lost. In this episode, Tim and Julie Harris break down the complete playbook for defeating discount and limited service brokerages without cutting your commission. Drawing on their own experience as top-producing ReMax agents in Columbus, Ohio β€” where the number one listing broker in the entire market was a flat-fee operator β€” Tim and Julie share the exact system that made discount brokers irrelevant in every competitive listing situation. You will learn why calling them "discount" brokers is the wrong move and what to say instead, how to expose the real business model behind flat-fee listings using MLS data, and how to use the Flexible Fee Commission Structure to remove a discount broker's only competitive advantage before the seller ever asks. You will also learn the advanced FSBO strategy that turns the Flexible Fee into a near-instant listing conversion, why FSBOs statistically net 8 to 12 percent less when they go it alone, and how the pre-listing package acts as a silent salesperson so that listing appointments become 15-minute walkthroughs ending in a signed contract. This is the kind of training that separates surviving agents from listing agents with real leverage and predictable income. The pre-listing pack, the Flexible Fee structure, the scripts, and the full seven-step listing process are all available inside Premier Coaching. Agents who align with Tim and Julie at eXp Realty through the Libertas group receive Premier Coaching and approximately $43,000 in additional benefits at no extra cost. Free training: HarrisRealEstateDaily.com Coaching: PremierCoaching.com Join eXp + Libertas: WhyLibertas.com/Harris Text Tim Direct: 512-758-0206 Opinions are my own and not the views of eXp Realty.

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0:00.0

Flat fee brokerages, 1% Listers, AI Power Discount Platforms.

0:06.0

They're in your market, they're running ads, and they're telling your potential clients

0:09.8

that they can save thousands by not using a full service agent.

0:14.0

Most agents don't know how to respond.

0:16.1

The ones who do are winning every single listing they compete for.

0:19.6

Today we'll talk about the playbook for that.

0:22.9

Welcome to Real Estate Coaching Radio, starring award-winning real estate coaches and number one

0:28.0

international bestselling authors, Tim and Julie Harris. This is the number one daily radio show

0:33.2

for realtors looking for a no BS authentic real-time coaching experience.

0:37.6

What's really working in today's market, how to generate more leads, make more money, and

0:42.1

have more time for what you love in your life.

0:44.5

And now your hosts, Tim and Julie Harris.

0:47.9

So I'm going to start out by thanking all of you for helping us to make an interview that

0:52.0

we did last week with Pavon Agarwal, one of the most

0:55.0

listened to podcasts we've ever done before. And I'm shocked, to be honest with you, because it was

1:00.0

about something completely different, sort of housing related, but you guys all really loved it.

1:04.3

And if you didn't listen to it yet, it's about the tokenization, like already lost half of you

1:09.6

there, I know, of real estate.

1:11.9

And to try to explain it in this brief amount of time that we have with you guys today,

1:15.6

it would be an active utility.

1:17.1

So I'll suggest that all of you listen to the interview.

1:20.4

And it will be available on our new YouTube channel.

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