ROI for real estate teams and brokerages
hire one Prest0n.
- get the work of about 0.9 full-time people. 147 hours a month. modeled · see the report
$3,200 a month, annual plan
modeled estimates from the open ROI report, version 2026-11, prices as of 9 October 2026. returned hours are capacity, not cash; these are modeled, not guaranteed, and not a promise of results.
one Prest0n on a real estate team’s or brokerage’s desks, modeled: hours returned, value after fees, the full range and the limits.
in short
the smaller firm the report starts with, in its first year.
every firm
each firm the report models, side by side.
if things go better or worse
what each firm nets in year one if one assumption is off. each line changes one assumption, for the worse and for the better; the last changes two at once.
role by role
one full-time person in each role, every listed task given to Prest0n but the ones kept by hand.
what Prest0n does not do here
Prest0n prepares the work; your people review it and decide.
- Prest0n gives no pricing advice and negotiates nothing: agents price, advise, negotiate and show.
- Prest0n never handles earnest money or wire instructions.
- Prest0n submits nothing to the MLS: a licensee or an authorized user does.
- returned hours are capacity your team can use; they become savings only when they replace a hire, overtime, temps or outside spend.
sources
the public data the report’s wages and task hours rest on.
pre-release
pre-release: these reports are a draft and may change before release.
the modeled return
| firm (modeled) | plan | hours of work a month, once up to speed (modeled) | first-year value (modeled) | first-year cost | first-year net (modeled) | the month the cost is covered (modeled) | first-year net if one assumption is off (modeled) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential real estate team's support desks (5 people: a team lead and 4 staff; the team's 6 agents keep their own work, commission-based) | 1 Prest0n, annual, billed monthly | 147 | $26,974 | $40,072 | −$13,098 | not within the first year | −$29,215 to $3,143 |
| Residential real estate team with its agents' work (11 people: a team lead, 6 agents and 4 staff, commission-based) | 1 Prest0n, annual, billed monthly | 335 | $26,974 | $55,557 | −$28,583 | not within the first year | −$81,418 to −$12,343 |
| Mid-size brokerage (10 brokers and staff supporting 60 agents, commission-based) | 1 Prest0n, annual, billed monthly | 260 | $47,120 | $46,236 | $884 | month 10 | −$43,377 to $19,224 |
modeled estimates from the open ROI report, version 2026-11, prices as of 9 October 2026. returned hours are capacity, not cash; these are modeled, not guaranteed, and not a promise of results.
by role (modeled, one full-time person)
| role | hours returned a month (modeled) | net value a month (modeled) | share of one Prest0n's month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside sales agent (ISA) / lead manager | 46 | $724 | 22% |
| Transaction coordinator | 39 | $350 | 30% |
| Listing and marketing coordinator | 39 | $286 | 32% |
| Office manager / compliance and back-office coordinator | 35 | $539 | 20% |
| Listing / buyer agent | 35 | $2,489 | 17% |
| Broker-owner / team lead | 9 | $851 | 2.5% |
evidence
47 tasks; 36 rest on grade-C (weakest) evidence, 37% of the lead firm's modeled value.
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