Traditionally when a listing sells, the seller pays a 6% commission based on the value of the home. The 6% commission would be split, 3% to the buyer’s agent and 3% to the seller’s agent. At Scout, we believe the payment we receive to sell your home shouldn’t be tied to the value of your home. It should be tied to the service we provide you. That’s why we have a tiered pricing structure starting at $5,000. We believe you should have a choice in which service plan best suits your unique needs. Our pricing is based on tiered service plans. Sellers will be responsible for paying the buyer’s agent in addition to our low flat fee.

At Scout, we replace the seller agent’s (also known as the “listing agent”) commission with a low flat fee of $5,000, but the seller is responsible for the buyer agent’s commission — typically 2.5-3%. Paying a buyer agent’s commission is valuable to motivate outside agents to show your home and bring you a contract, but ultimately, the amount and decision to offer commission to the buyer’s agent yours!

You have a couple of options to get the ball rolling. You can schedule a discovery call with us, which is either a video conference call or phone call. You can also schedule a buyer consultation meeting by clicking on the links below. We look forward to working with you.

Scout was started as a traditional real estate brokerage in Jan 2013. After 7 years, 1,500+ transactions, $500 Million in sales, and receiving numerous awards like Inc 5000 fastest growing companies in America, we learned the residential real estate industry was in desperate need of change. In Jan 2020 we made a bold pivot to become a flat-fee brokerage.

Frankly, our clients deserved more. We realized we could create tremendous value for our customers by simply charging them fair flat fees based on the services we provide—instead of their home’s value. We began to look at our work from a different perspective, and to measure our success based on what we could give to our clients rather than what we could take from them.