Experienced agents
Compare the whole number, not the headline split
You already know how to do this job. The only question worth an hour of your time is whether the total economics and the tooling are better here — so this page does the arithmetic rather than the inspiration.
Do this first
Audit what you actually pay
Before you talk to anyone, including us, add these eight lines up for the last twelve months at your current brokerage. Most agents are surprised, in both directions.
Then ask us for the same eight lines. We will give you all of them on one page.
Brokerage split on gross commission
Ask for it before and after any cap.
Franchise fee off the top
Common at national brands; nil at an independent.
Monthly desk, technology and office fees
Multiply by twelve before comparing.
Per-transaction and compliance fees
Multiply by your transaction count.
E&O contribution
Per transaction or annual — check which.
Software you pay for separately
CRM, e-signature, CMA tool, showing service, marketing design.
Marketing you fund yourself
Photography, signage, print, ads.
Association, MLS and lockbox dues
Usually identical wherever you hang your licence.
Tooling
Subscriptions you stop paying for
Every one of these is built into the Bedford platform and included in the split. If you are currently paying for four of them separately, that is a real number to put in the comparison.
- E-signature with a full audit trail and signing certificate
- CMA builder with line-by-line adjustments and a shareable client report
- Showing scheduling with calendar sync and route planning
- Listing marketing: flyers, social graphics, captions, open-house material
- Transaction management with tasks, documents and broker oversight
- Call centre, call recording, transcription and a unified SMS inbox
- FEMA flood intelligence on every listing, automatically
Moving
How to move without dropping a client
- Read your agreement first. Your independent contractor agreement governs notice, post-termination compensation and what happens to pendings. Read it before you have any conversation you cannot take back.
- Map your pipeline into three buckets. Under contract, listed, and prospective. Each is handled differently, and the first two involve your current broker whether you like it or not.
- Agree the pendings arrangement. Usually a referral fee or a co-operative split. Get it in writing before you resign, not after.
- Tell your clients yourself, early. A seller who hears it from the office is a seller you lose. A seller who hears it from you, with a clear plan, usually follows.
- Then transfer the licence. The MREC process between the two brokers is quick. Everything above is the part that takes planning.
None of this is legal advice. Your contract is your contract — if there is real money in the pipeline, an hour with a lawyer is cheap.
Confidential
One call, no follow-up sequence
You will get the compensation page, the fee schedule and a straight answer about lead flow. If Bedford is not the right move, we will say so — recruiting somebody who leaves in eight months costs us more than it costs you.
Experienced agent enquiry
Volume is optional and is not a gate. Tell us what would have to be true for you to move.
FAQ
Moving brokerages in Mississippi
What happens to my pending transactions if I move?
Listings belong to the brokerage, not to the agent, and pending contracts are between the client and the brokerage. In practice most Mississippi brokerages will negotiate a referral or a co-operative arrangement on pendings rather than fight about it, and your listing clients can ask to be released. Read your independent contractor agreement before you give notice — particularly any post-termination compensation clause — and, if the file is large, have a lawyer read it too.
Can I take my listings with me?
Only if the seller asks to be released and the current broker agrees. Your clients can follow you; your listing agreements cannot walk on their own. Handle it in the open — a seller who feels caught in the middle remembers it for years.
How long does a licence transfer take?
The transfer itself is a short MREC process handled between the two brokers, usually a matter of days. The planning around your pipeline takes considerably longer than the paperwork.
What does a cap actually mean?
A cap is the maximum the brokerage takes from you in a year, after which you keep everything less any transaction fees. It only matters alongside the fee schedule: a low cap with a $500 monthly desk fee and a $395 transaction fee is a different number than it looks. We will lay both sides out on one page so you can compare like for like against where you are.
Do I have to take company leads?
No. Many producers want the tooling and the brokerage without the lead flow, which is a different split. Take leads, do not take leads, or start one way and change — it is a conversation, not a policy.
Can I build a team here?
Yes, and we will be honest about the economics before you do. Team structures are a real business with real overhead and they work best when the team lead genuinely wants to run a business rather than to escape prospecting.
Is the conversation confidential?
Completely. We do not contact your broker, we do not tell anyone you are looking, and if you decide to stay where you are, nothing changes and nobody hears about it.