Anyone seeing (or their self) charging brokerage retainers? care to share how you are structuring that?
what title says.  I am curious if any of you are charging retainers on new clients and what the response has been.
[{"id": "gymqltu", "text": "We never charge retainers. But the vast majority of our business is repeat business so it\u2019s different. For new clients, we don\u2019t ask for retainers either. It helps that we are market leaders and can pick what business we want to work on though.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gyn6acp", "text": "Marketing budgets, but not necessarily retainers. Probably a good way to turn down a listing without having to say no.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gzdkci7", "text": "I have one client I\u2019m considering this for. However, it\u2019s because my responsibilities have gone far beyond brokerage. Kind of like whynotlearnnewtricks mentioned, it could be a good way to turn down tire kickers. The amount you charge is very subjective based on your market, scope of services, potential dollar amount of commission etc.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]