How Revenue Share Works at AUM Real Estate

At AUM Real Estate, revenue sharing is designed to reward agents who help grow a strong, productive brokerage, while keeping the focus on real estate — not recruiting.

Revenue share is not taken from an agent’s commission. It is paid from the brokerage’s portion of each transaction, known as the company dollar.

Step 1: A Transaction Closes

When an AUM Real Estate agent closes a transaction:

  • The agent earns their commission

  • AUM Real Estate retains its brokerage portion (company dollar)

  • A portion of the company dollar is allocated to the Revenue Share Pool

This ensures agents are never paying one another — the brokerage is.

Step 2: Revenue Share Is Earned Through Sponsorship

When you introduce an agent to AUM Real Estate and they choose to affiliate:

  • You become their sponsoring agent

  • You may earn revenue share on that agent’s production

  • Revenue share can extend up to 7 tiers deep, based on the chart above

Revenue share is earned only when agents are:

  • Actively licensed

  • Actively producing

  • Closing eligible transactions

Step 3: Tiered Revenue Share Structure

Revenue share is paid by tier, as shown in the chart above:

  • Tier 1: Agents you personally sponsor

  • Tier 2–7: Agents sponsored by your downline

Each tier has:

  • A defined revenue share percentage

  • An approximate annual cap per agent

  • Clear qualification requirements to unlock deeper tiers

This structure rewards depth and productivity, not volume alone.

Step 4: Monthly Calculation & Caps

Revenue share is calculated monthly and includes:

  • Verification of eligible transactions

  • Tier placement validation

  • Enforcement of annual caps per agent

Once an agent’s annual revenue share cap is reached for a specific downline agent, no further revenue share is paid on that agent for the remainder of the year.

This keeps the system balanced, predictable, and sustainable.

Step 5: Payment & Reporting

  • Revenue share is paid monthly via ACH

  • Payments are separate from commission checks

  • Agents receive clear reporting showing:

    • Tier level

    • Source of revenue share

    • Monthly and year-to-date totals

Revenue share is reported as taxable income and issued on a 1099-NEC.

What Revenue Share Is — and Isn’t

Revenue share is:

  • Paid from the brokerage’s company dollar

  • Based on real production

  • Transparent and capped

  • Designed to reward long-term contribution

Revenue share is not:

  • Guaranteed income

  • Taken from another agent’s commission

  • A replacement for selling real estate

  • A recruiting pyramid

Why AUM Real Estate’s Model Is Different

AUM Real Estate is a locally owned, Seattle-based brokerage. Our revenue share model is built to:

  • Keep money in the local real estate ecosystem

  • Reward mentorship and collaboration

  • Support sustainable growth — not churn

Agents who thrive here do so because they sell real estate, support other agents, and contribute to the brokerage’s success.

Interested in Learning More?

If you’d like to see how the AUM Real Estate revenue share model works in practice — or how it compares to traditional brokerages — we’re happy to walk you through it.

Schedule a confidential conversation →  https://calendly.com/arronrenfrew