Salary Vs Commission

Hello All you Rainers.

There was a time when I thought I knew the answer to this question. But now I am not so sure.

If you are an experienced agent, would you take a small salary and a reduced commission. Now I am saying salary, not draw.

Would you like a much larger commission and then pay for all your advertising, office support thru a monthly fee?......................I have heard of this model too..

If there was an opportunity to make a hybrid plan of these, would you seriously consider moving to an environment where there was real support.

I heard of an office that offers about 5 different pay plans, with different levels of service from the broker to the Agent. It seems that with most of the agents are opting for less commision and a guarentee of a small amount. The pay plan includes floor time where you are busy with entering listings, web page updates, and many Normal duties that are not hard, and make up about 2-3 hours a day. Of course, when there is a chance to work (sell a listing or work a buyer) then of course by all means then do business.

This question is for experienced agents only. Lets say you have sold at least 10 deals or more??

I have a very close friend that is wanting us to invest in a model like this with him,,,,hmmm seems interesting..They also offer flat fee listings and menu driven listing services...its a very interesting concept...

I am busy with commercial...But I would not mind sponsoring a good business like this...but this seems like its interesting as a concept...

I just wonder...is it just the market, or is this an emerging trend?? Any Comments??