FOR MD · DC · VA · DE AGENTS — EXPERIENCED OR NEWLY LICENSED
Everything a team gives you.
Without the team split.
A team gives you a transaction coordinator, a media crew, someone to show your listings, and your sphere marketed for you — and takes a split forever to pay for it. The 100% shops give you a split and a login and nothing else. Blackwell Real Estate puts the whole team on a menu. Keep 85% for $79 a month, or keep 100% for $375 a month — all-in for your tech stack and E&O.
Confidential. Reviewed personally by the broker.
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Two plans. One team behind both.
After 6 career closings — anywhere — you choose. Both monthly fees are all-in: no separate tech fee, no per-transaction E&O.
THE 85 PLAN
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$79 / month, all-in
Keep 85% of every commission. $79 a month covers your entire tech stack and E&O.
THE 100 PLAN
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$375 / month, all-in
Keep 100% of every commission. $375 a month covers your entire tech stack and E&O.
Your plan covers your split, your tech stack, and your E&O. Team Services are optional and priced à la carte — you pay only for what you use.
At a split brokerage, your split pays for the services every agent in the office uses, whether they produce or not. Here you choose what you use and what you pay for — and stop picking up the tab for the unproductive agents down the hall.
Tech stack = Lofty CRM + your personal microsite, DotLoop transaction management platform, ShowingTime Pro, Google Workspace email and drive. Client-Paid Transaction Fees, on every plan: $495 transaction fee per closing — paid by the buyer or seller at settlement, and $100 processing fee per rental — paid by the tenant, landlord, or agent. Team Services you choose are billed separately.
Confidential. Reviewed personally by the broker.
Newly licensed?
Start on the ladder with The Blackwell Method training and the same Team Services behind you from day one.
Deals 1–2: 50 / 50 · Deals 3–6: 70 / 30 · then you choose a plan
$79 a month, all-in, from day one — the same fee as the 85 Plan, covering your tech stack and E&O. Career closings count wherever they happened. Transferring with closings already? You enter wherever your count puts you.
Do the math on where you are now
Who gives you the team, and who takes the split.
| Blackwell RE | A team | 100% shops — split + login, no pit crew | Real | eXp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A team behind you | Yes — on a menu, no split | Yes — that's what the split buys | No — a split and a login, nothing behind it | No — you hire vendors | No — you hire vendors |
| Sphere marketed for you | Weekly email + monthly mailer | Sometimes | No | No | No |
| Split | 85% · or 100% | Often 50/50 to 70/30 | 100% | 85 / 15 | 80 / 20 |
| Monthly / annual fees | $79 or $375 / mo, all-in | Varies | Monthly fee + per-deal fees at some | $900 / yr + $50 per deal | $85 / mo + per-deal fees |
| Illustrative example — results vary: what you keep on 8 sides at $12,500 each* | $84,052 · or $95,500 | ~$60,000 at 60/40 | Keeps the split — then buys every service at retail, alone | $86,166 | $82,151 |
*Illustration only, before the client-paid transaction fee and any services you choose to buy. Competitor figures from publicly available fee schedules as of September 2026 (Real, eXp, Taylor Properties, Samson Properties); verify current terms. Team splits vary by team. Individual results vary.
The Team Services menu
Every service a team would give you — optional, priced à la carte, separate from your plan fee. Flat in-house rates at or below what vendors charge: roughly $250 less than the vendor set we benchmarked in August 2026, on a typical listing package. You pay for what you use. Nobody takes a split for it.
Transaction Management
A transaction coordinator runs your file from ratified contract to settlement — deadlines, documents, parties, DotLoop.
Priced per file — ask on the call
Photography & Videography
In-house HDR photography, Matterport 3D tours, video, virtual staging, twilight edits.
HDR photos flat $225 (unlimited shots) · Matterport + photos $295–$475 by sqft · Video $95 slideshow / $225 full · Staging $25/photo · Twilight $25
Showing Agents
A trained, licensed BRE agent shows the property for you when you can't be there.
Priced per file — ask on the call
Weekend Events Calendar
A professionally designed weekly email to your sphere — four regional DMV editions (Baltimore/Annapolis, MoCo/DC, PG/DC, NoVa/DC). Upload your list once; we send it every week.
Included with your plan
Monthly Newsletter
A physical newsletter designed, printed, and mailed to your sphere with your name on it. Every issue runs our $100 Visa Gift Card challenge — a reason for your past clients to open it, read it, and call you.
$1.50 per issue, printed and mailed (75 past clients ≈ $112.50/month)
Just Listed / Just Sold Postcards
Designed, printed, and mailed around every listing and closing.
$0.96/card under 200 · $0.75 to 500 · $0.66 over 500
Also yours: the complete marketing package for your first listing — on us — and The Blackwell Method training. Sign install $75. Company headshot (required) $175. 1,000 business cards $50. Coming next: personal-brand and intro videos by our media team.
Confidential. Reviewed personally by the broker.
Join BRE is for you if…
- You're doing the work of a whole team by yourself — agent, marketer, coordinator, courier
- You're on a team, paying a split forever for services you could simply buy
- You want your sphere marketed every week and every month without doing it yourself
- You're newly licensed and want real training and a team behind your first deals
- You want a broker who answers the phone, not a 1-800 number
- You're licensed (or willing to license) in MD, DC, VA, or DE
It's not for you if…
- You want a split and a login and nothing else
- You're a mega-producer looking for a personal staff of six
- You're collecting brokerage offers to renegotiate where you are
Apply to Join BRE
A short, confidential application. Reviewed personally by James Blackwell — if it looks like a mutual fit, you'll get a link to book a private 30-minute call.
Questions agents actually ask
What exactly are the plans?
Once you have 6 closings in your career — anywhere, not just at BRE — you choose. The 85 Plan: keep 85% of every commission for $79 a month. The 100 Plan: keep 100% for $375 a month. Both fees are all-in: your whole tech stack and your E&O are covered. There is no separate technology fee and no per-transaction E&O charge.
I'm newly licensed. Where do I start?
On the ladder, with training. Your first two career closings are 50 / 50; closings three through six are 70 / 30. After your sixth you choose a plan like every experienced agent. Your monthly fee on the ladder is $79, all-in — the same as the 85 Plan — covering your tech stack and E&O from day one. You go through The Blackwell Method — our new-agent training — and the same Team Services are behind you from day one. If you're transferring in with closings already, you enter wherever your career count puts you.
What are the client-paid transaction fees?
$495 transaction fee per closing — paid by the buyer or seller at settlement. $100 processing fee per rental — paid by the tenant, landlord, or agent. Team Services you choose from the menu are billed separately.
What does 'Team Services' actually mean — and what do they cost?
Everything a team would do for you, on a menu, at flat in-house rates — you pay for what you use, and nobody takes a split for it. Photography is a flat $225 with unlimited shots (vendors charge by the photo). The Matterport package from $295 includes the photos and the 3D tour. Your newsletter is designed, printed, and mailed for $1.50 an issue. Transaction management and showing agents are on the menu too, with a courier coming. One team, one invoice, one text to order.
What about leads?
Business Development Leads: leads the brokerage generates, nurtures, and qualifies before handing them to an approved BRE agent, on a 50/50 split. Lead Pool Leads: buy leads from the same lead funnels our Business Development Team uses — a scalable marketing budget working for you at a fraction of the cost of running it yourself. Any agent on any plan. We never promise lead volume — results vary.
How does the sphere marketing work?
Two engines. The Weekend Events Calendar — a professionally designed email — goes to your sphere every week in four regional DMV editions, included with your plan. The Monthly Newsletter is designed, printed, and mailed to your list with your name on it for $1.50 an issue; 75 past clients is about $112.50 a month. Every issue runs our $100 Visa Gift Card challenge — a reason for them to open it, read it, and call you. Upload your list once; we send it every week and every month.
Will switching brokerages stall my business?
It doesn't have to — that fear is why our 90-day onboarding exists. Onboarding starts with a full announcement campaign: a professional announcement video shot by our media team, your sphere emailed and mailed, and a plan to transition your listings.
What happens after I apply?
James Blackwell — the broker/owner, not a recruiter — personally reviews every application. If it looks like a mutual fit, you'll get a link to book a private 30-minute call. The conversation is confidential either way.