All Forum Posts by: Lindsay Ferguson

Thank you, Dan! I think I agree that the best option is just to leave. But it still stings. Just knowing that his decision was based on sheer emotion (because how dare anyone challenge him), and not based on what's "fair," should be enough for me. I've been on this "team" for 8 years, so the thought of going out on my own is just a little scary. It's a small town, but not TOO small. There are plenty of other brokerages.

Hello fellow agents! I'm really looking just to get non-biased opinions on an issue. I've been with my current broker for 8 years. Typically, we get 70/30 for a sphere sell. I recently had a sphere of mine reach out to me directly about buying a house, and we actually closed today. Hooray (kinda)! Well that sphere of mine just happens to be my broker's ex-girlfriend. They dated years ago and are now both married to other people. We live in a fairly small town so a lot of people know the same people, etc. Naturally I expected a sphere split to me of 70/30. Well when I approached the topic in the beginning, he said "not my sphere, not your sphere, so 50/50." So naturally I challenged that (because again, she reached out to me directly), and I guess this made him mad and he then decided that after "further reflection," she is actually his sphere, therefore I get 30% and he gets 70%. I'm irate. I feel like I've been cheated by someone that I've been abundantly loyal to. What would you do in my situation? Help!