Pros
The lead potential is great. We received leads daily so this made the company very attractive if an agent doesn't have a big budget for advertising. No monthly fees to pay.
Cons
Where do I begin... Although the leads are consistent, as an agent you loose more than you can make because of the high commission splits as well as the cash bonus gift that's deducted from the top. This means you would have to work twice as much to make a certain amount of income. So you would have to earn $200k if you want to make $100k. Rhonda doesn't value each of her agents nor does she understand that her agents are the face of Duffy Realty. Her agents are putting money into her pockets whether they sell 10 houses or 40 houses per year. The agents are the ones before the public making sure the company is represented well even though we received consistent complaints . When you're Broker doesn't respect you, its very difficult to give that same respect. I was told on more than one occasion that I was not cared for or needed. There are definitely favorites although the majority of the agents are good talent (some were not). This was evident as some were selected to be in the employee stock option program just released while others were not - why not include everyone?? She always tried to create a new way to increase revenues, which she should, but I don't see where her plans really worked so every several months, there was a new system or a new way to adjust. In the end, the new strategies didn't work and the agents had to bear the consequences of these changes. Fines - agents are fined for every little detail. If a contract is not turned in within 24 hours or there's a document missing a check mark missing - $100 fine per incident. If you miss a company meeting - $100 (even if you're sick). I can go on and on with the fines. Duffy Realty has a really bad reputation in the real estate community. Not sure why but I can't tell you how many people told me that they don't like the company and/or the broker.