The SplitRE Blog
Commission calculations, QuickBooks guides, and brokerage back-office tips from the team at SplitRE.
How to Calculate Real Estate Agent Commission (The Right Way)
The basics of commission math are simple. The edge cases — caps, tiered splits, mid-deal crossings — are where errors happen. Here's how to handle all of it correctly.
The Real Estate Commission Cap: What Every Broker Needs to Know
The commission cap is one of the best recruiting tools available to independent brokerages — and one of the easiest things to miscalculate. Here's how it actually works.
QuickBooks Online for Real Estate Brokerages: A Practical Setup Guide
QBO's default setup isn't built for brokerages. Here's how to structure your chart of accounts, handle agent payments correctly, and keep 1099 prep from becoming a nightmare.
Why Your Commission Spreadsheet Is Costing You More Than You Think
Commission errors don't just cost money — they cost agents. Here's what actually happens when a payment goes wrong, and why the spreadsheet is almost always to blame.
Real Estate Brokerage Accounting: What Every Broker Needs to Know
GCI, splits, E&O, 1099s — the accounting concepts that run underneath every real estate brokerage. Here's a plain-English guide to getting the fundamentals right.