# How to Beat Flat-Fee and Discount Brokers Without Cutting Your Commission in 2026

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Podcast: [Real Estate Training & Coaching School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-training-coaching-school-470460)
Published: 2026-05-13T12:46:00+00:00
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## Resource

Flat-fee brokerages are in your market right now, and they are telling your potential sellers they can save thousands without you. Most real estate agents have no idea how to respond — and that is exactly where listings are lost. In this episode, Tim and Julie Harris break down the complete playbook for defeating discount and limited service brokerages without cutting your commission. Drawing on their own experience as top-producing ReMax agents in Columbus, Ohio — where the number one listing broker in the entire market was a flat-fee operator — Tim and Julie share the exact system that made discount brokers irrelevant in every competitive listing situation. You will learn why calling them "discount" brokers is the wrong move and what to say instead, how to expose the real business model behind flat-fee listings using MLS data, and how to use the Flexible Fee Commission Structure to remove a discount broker's only competitive advantage before the seller ever asks. You will also learn the advanced FSBO strategy that turns the Flexible Fee into a near-instant listing conversion, why FSBOs statistically net 8 to 12 percent less when they go it alone, and how the pre-listing package acts as a silent salesperson so that listing appointments become 15-minute walkthroughs ending in a signed contract. This is the kind of training that separates surviving agents from listing agents with real leverage and predictable income. The pre-listing pack, the Flexible Fee structure, the scripts, and the full seven-step listing process are all available inside Premier Coaching. Agents who align with Tim and Julie at eXp Realty through the Libertas group receive Premier Coaching and approximately $43,000 in additional benefits at no extra cost. Free training: HarrisRealEstateDaily.com Coa…

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