Paying Out a Deal

Paying Out a Deal

Paying Out a Deal to Your Agent

  1. Internal agents and brokers only require a payout when they have commission or ends allocated. Participants with 0 commission and 0 ends do not appear on the Deal > Payout Commission page or in Production or Performance reports.

    A $0 commission payout is still required when an agent has ends allocated, even if they are not receiving any commission. The allocated ends contribute to transaction counts and production metrics, ensuring the agent's participation in the deal is accurately reflected in reporting while recording that no commission was earned.

  2. Unpaid deals will not post deductions to your accounting system.

Depositing Funds Before Agent Payout

  • Once a deal closes and final funds are received, you must deposit the funds into the correct bank account before proceeding with payouts.
  • This ensures accurate financial records and proper allocation of funds for agent payouts and deductions. 

Viewing Deposited Funds in Transactions

  • Once funds have been deposited into the correct account, the balance will appear on the Transactions page.
  • You can refer to the Transactions page to confirm that the funds are available before proceeding with payouts.

Proceeding to Commission Payout

  • Once all required funds are available in the correct bank account, you can proceed to the Payout Commission screen.
  • From here, you can complete the payout to the agent and finalize the deal. 

Completing the Payout

  • Click Pay All to proceed.
  • A confirmation pop-up will appear asking if you want to close the deal.
    • Click “Yes, Close the Deal” to complete the payout and close the deal.
    • Click “No, Take me to the Activity Page” if you want to review the deal’s transactions before proceeding. 

Pay by Payload

In the Payout Commission page, click the 'Pay Directly with' dropdown field and choose Payload. Click Pay. Learn more about Payload

Paying a Deal out to an Outside Agent/Brokerage

Directly Paying them 

Follow the same steps outlined above and click the Pay button if you want to pay them separately from your agent's payout.
Set the payout to Non-Payable by toggling the payable button to Not-Payable and click Post

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