Todd Beardsley

1. Realtor Commission
Rebate Basics
Todd Beardsley

2. Todd Beardsley - Realtor Commission
Rebate Basics
With more than two decades of experience in the real estate business, Todd
Beardsley works to provide his clients with expert guidance and negotiation
during every stage of the home buying or selling process. In 2006, Todd
Beardsley established Menlo Atherton Realty as a commission rebate-based real
estate company to set the business apart from traditional real estate companies,
which only offer services based on a set commission.

3. Todd Beardsley - Realtor Commission
Rebate Basics
A relatively new concept in the real estate industry, commission rebates are a way to
make home buying less expensive for the buyer while making a particular realtor or
real estate company more attractive and more likely to receive the commission.
Ordinarily, a real estate agent will take a commission of about 3 percent of the
purchase price. With an agent working on the commission rebate model, the agent
rebates a portion of his or her commission, usually 1 to 2 percent, to the buyer. That
money goes back into the house for repairs, moving costs, decorating, and the like.
The rebate is non-taxable, provided that it appears on the HUD-1 closing statement .