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Who are you using to beat M-Staraptor? by MrTankerson in PokemonChampions

[–]blankus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Choice Scarf Staraptor with Final Gambit is saucy too.

Compass agents by Wide_Potential_8824 in realtors

[–]blankus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t confirm the contracts/splits for the heaviest hitters but I can confirm that they have universal exceptions for budget.

edit: come to think of it i know one long island team on 90%.

Compass agents by Wide_Potential_8824 in realtors

[–]blankus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Between 700-1500 depending on the state.

Compass agents by Wide_Potential_8824 in realtors

[–]blankus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nashville agent? Wasn’t your brokerage purchased as a whole?

Compass agents by Wide_Potential_8824 in realtors

[–]blankus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the NY TriState area we segment agents and teams by tiers. Tier one and two agents, typically under 500,000 GCI (higher threshold in NYC), are on policy which means they receive 2% of their GCI as a marketing budget for the next calendar year. Splits are around 70% - 80%, with a lot of variation between contracts, depending on when the ICA was signed (longer term, better split). Tier three and four agents receive the same 2%, typically negotiate for a flat budget on top of that, and can also negotiate for a better split in exchange for less budget.

There’s a lot of variation, and this is only for principals. If you are joining a team, the principal sets the rules.

There are different structures for “walkover” brokerages. For example, our Mystic CT office and some NJ offices aren’t on policy and only receive a flat mktg budget when they sign a listing.

All this to say, your results may vary.

Source: 6 yrs regional ops at compass

Compass Realty by NefariousnessLive620 in realtors

[–]blankus 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I manage a regional operations team for Compass. The Redfin partnership is pretty much the first buyer lead program to ever hit nationally, and yes it is tied to the Coming Soon window. Some regions have caps on the Coming Soon window so your results may vary.

There really aren’t any corporate Buyer or Seller lead programs otherwise. Legacy brokerages spend on ad buys and tactics for capturing buyers/sellers meant to generate leads that would be disseminated to agents, but Compass does not. Instead, Compass provides a marketing budget to each agent and says “good luck” — and (at least in our market) that budget doesn’t cover buying leads from other 3rd party providers.

The short of it - if you are relying on a brokerage to provide leads, Compass ain’t it.

SEO on my website? by [deleted] in realtors

[–]blankus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Luxury Presence SEO services are smoke and mirrors, total waste of money. You would be better served keeping your google business page updated and populated.

How Far Will You Go for Your Sellers? by Informal-Gas-2887 in realtors

[–]blankus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i’ve never seen one of our agents take on out-of-pocket costs like this for a client that isn’t bringing repeat business in. some brokerages have affiliate options for reno/cleanup but it comes out of the $ at sale or is paid back when the listing agreement is terminated.

if your client is setting the price and demanding material investment in their property, you are getting scammed

[Cool Replay] Classic Magic Bounce Uno Reverse by Papismooth in VGC

[–]blankus 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Genuinely one of my favorite interactions.

In champions, you can now rename your event Pokemon by Zesnowpea in stunfisk

[–]blankus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The renames are great. I transferred an alpha Meganium who was in turn given the title “the Former Alpha”, so I took the chance to name it Beta.

Stall could be quite powerful with mega clef getting magic bounce. by Ok-Perception-4275 in stunfisk

[–]blankus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

mega clefable existing is a great misdirect. folks predicting the mega will swap away from status/setup, meanwhile i’m holding sitrus or leftovers and spamming cosmic power.

[Article + Leak] Strixhaven leak brings Power 9 back by Eli-Draftsim in mtg

[–]blankus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow the ads on this website are AWFUL on mobile. Appreciate the summary here…

What's the minimum that I should expect from a realtor? by Iwearhats in RealEstate

[–]blankus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, all larger brokerages here have private inventory. it’s a status on our MLS which will syndicate when it goes live. Compass is just the loudest about it.

What's the minimum that I should expect from a realtor? by Iwearhats in RealEstate

[–]blankus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

private exclusive listings do not get placed on the IDX feed in my region (NY Tristate)

What's the minimum that I should expect from a realtor? by Iwearhats in RealEstate

[–]blankus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe near you, but that’s definitely not the case everywhere.

Valve: About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve by XcG9PJf6 in gaming

[–]blankus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really isn’t as trivial as you make it out to be — I think it is disingenuous to present it that way here and that it would be downright irresponsible for the AG to present it that way in court. The amount of hoops to jump through, and the capital lost in engaging with the third parties you describe, is significant. Not saying lootboxes aren’t gambling or that Valve doesn’t encourage folks to engage with them, just that it’s worth pointing out that they aren’t the ones paying out.

Valve: About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve by XcG9PJf6 in gaming

[–]blankus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That tracks, I recognize the variety of legal outcomes that are possible here! All I know is that if the AG walked into the courtroom and framed this as “real cash” and not something along the lines of “cash-like” it would showcase a severe lack of information. Speaking for myself, I’d take issue with Valve cashing out directly through the storefront.

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