Why I left Keller Williams Realty 

10+ years with KW and it’s awesome! Helped me go from 30ish units to almost 180 per year! Great training, culture and models to follow. No office is perfect, key is to get involved and help raise the standard. 2 cent copies don’t bother me as we are mainly paperless as well. Nobody better eat my cake tho.

Ok the eating of the cake was just disrespectful lol

Chastin! Omg thank you for describing exactly what I’m experiencing without me even having to say a word! There’s several training classes available but I’m not feeling like I’m learning to actually do the work! I inquired about a possible mentor and got the craziest look as if I said something absurd.

The disrespect 😭 first play with my money and now my cake 🙅🏾‍♀️🙅🏾‍♀️😂

Ok. No. That cake incident was just disrespectful...to the max.

Thanks for the information. I am glad that you are expressing your opinion because someone else wouldn’t have the courage to speak about kw.

that cake story would've had me fuming, they would've def bought me a new cake, so disrespectful

"Then she pulled out my check, and it just blew my mind." 😂😂😂

I’ve been with Keller Williams for a little over two years. One team was good but fell short on “good” training. The next team is phenomenal!! It’s all in the teams culture. Like he said Keller Williams is great company but you do need to interview the people you are deciding to surround yourself with so be sure they are a good fit for you.

Thank you Chastin for the great content as always. Once my first LISTING closes lets have some cake!

LOL I was laughing so hard on the cake story. Glad you left that joke of an office. The office could've been good for a ton of reasons but sometimes if you don't mesh with people that you're around you just need to leave. Great video! Left a like and subbed lol gonna go check out your other content.

Your experience at KW of having a lack of help (after signing with them) seems to be pretty typical of most large Brokerages across the country to me. I think the Brokerage that solves this problem first will end up "winning" in the end.

Yea.. the cake story make me subscribe 😂😂😂😂😂😂. On a more serious note... It is personal relatable stories that makes a channel like this real.... I'm learning! Thanks for sharing.

That office was A WHOLE MESS! I'm currently looking at a KW office, but they seem to be the polar opposite of what you described. (WHEW!) That cake story had my DYING! I would have ben HOOOOT! New subbie! 😂😂😂

Great Story. All major franchise offices are not created equal. Love the story on the cake...”of course they couldn’t have called you about the cake”. Congratulations for having the guts to make the move when you needed to...oh, and by the way...you are too kind!!! LOL!

BRO I AM IN THE SIMILAR POSITION AS YOU!! i have been in the business for about a month now and I finished the 30 day course they give u like you talked about and after that it’s been downhill my coach doesn’t even help me unless I reach out to her, she never checks up on me or helps me plan anything I’m like all on my own. I also notice how much they charge you with fees which is ridiculous especially when I’m not even in the office and most the trainings you have to pay for I really want to find some better brokerage man but I don’t know where to leave too as a new agent

Great review👍🏻

How do you switch brokerages? Can they deny releasing your license?is it a clean switch from b to b or does trec get involved?

Hi Chastin, Amazing video! I have learned so much from you. I am currently studying for my real estate license and I am so excited about this journey!❤️ Thanks again my friend!

I am sorry to hear your past experience at your KW market center. Trust you are doing well now and the office I work with is a family to us. We all love it.

Hey Chastin, new subscriber here. I’m leaving the government after 20 years and getting my real estate license down here in Texas. KW is one of the places I am looking and still will probably give them a try. Thanks for putting this out there for those of us transitioning into the business!

I’m so GLAD you made this video! The first two points have been my exact experience with them! Great people there just not the kind of mentoring I need to succeed! Thank you so much for this!

I feel the same way about my office. Im thinking of switching pretty soon.. most of the things you were saying hit home for me, like I feel like I wasn't getting help that I needed.

That took the cake 😂 thanks my friend I'll be subscribing 🔥🔥

“It was over some cake” 😆😆😆😆 LMAO

Thank you for your insight. I read one of those KW comments and was a bit skeptical. We are all looking to make a good living but it seems like they might be a dog eat dog company. It could just be the franchise you worked at but it is concerning. I'm in the military now but in a couple years I'll be looking for a new chapter in my life. I dont expect to be negotiating dream home off the bat but I want to get to that point. Anyway, what classes do you recommend I take to prepare myself and get credentialed in order to be easily marketable with an edge over others?

Omg!!! They ate your gift (cake)! How horrible!!! Very unprofessional....I’m a virtual assistant for an KW agent and she needed a good organized assistant as well.

Bryan Casella just recently left Keller Williams too

Paying for copies???????? that is NOT normal. Paying for training is also ridiculous. I'm glad you saw the light. Local brokerage for the win!!

I literally died after hearing the cake story im glad i watched this video you got my subscription... im 1 month out from taking my texas state test and i had two very promising choices ive narrowed down for potential brokerages to contract with and KW was one of them. Thanks for the info and personality you rock! I plan on taking my channel in the direction very similar to yours. Im out of the Paris Tx Area but originally from Wylie Tx.

My experience was the same. I left 9 months in to working with them. Look around people there are better brokers that care and support you and don't take all your money.

Hey Chastin! I've been with KW for 4 years....I'm sorry that your experience sucked. I was with a smaller brokerage before I left and came to KW. The team lead, OP, Productivity coaching has been Stellar. That Cake story was funny and very sad. KW isn't for everyone and I can understand why you left that office. KUDOS to you and your business. DAMN...they ate your cake?? But as you said...it all depends on the people and who is in leadership roles. I was told my current market center had issues too....untll they got the right people in the run it. Anyway Good luck to you!

I've been with Keller Williams for 12 years now. There is so much training available for free and I have yet to get through it all as new content is continuingly being uploaded. Yes, there are paid trainings, such as BOLD, which agents from other brokerages attend (not just KW agents). Many agents go time and time again and get something new out of it each time. Yes, there is a cost to this, but many Market Centers (offices) will reimburse you for the tuition. I respect your opinion, but it sounds like you were at a poorly run Market Center (MC). I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience l, but I'm glad to hear the MC is doing better. Hopefully, this review will not leave a bad taste on KW with people. In my experience, KW agents are the most ethical, friendly, and helpful agents I've come across. The amount of tools & resources available to KW agents is astounding. KW was named the #1 training organization worldwide - not just in the Real Estate industry. It is shocking to hear you felt you didn't get enough out of your training. I know our MC has a mentor program for newer agents to help them ramp up their business.

Thanks for all your videos they have helped me tremendously. I do have a question. You mentioned that all the fees were adding up and that you weren’t seeing the benefits so much anymore. Isn’t that how it is throughout the entire KW company as far as fees and stuff? And if so, my question is, if you had a strong team leader would you have stayed at that office? Or were you just tired of all the fees on top of fees and it wouldn’t have mattered?

I appreciate your honesty, it was much needed! I would like to ask what brokerage did you choose to work for after and why?

You are hilarious. I am trying to get into real estate and funny thing is I called Keller Williams to see about training. Thanks for the heads up and tips just in case it doesn’t go well.

Thank u for making this video! This was very helpful to hear.

starting to see what you mean, i'm a new agent with KW. Look, all i want is MLS; already have rentals and i want more

I felt exactly the same! Everyone tried to be helpful, but the experience was the same for me. I also did not like the expense of some training where they told you to use a script that says"...if I get 10 leads, I win!" That was not true.

I've been with keller Williams for two years and I have not been active as an agent until now because I was not able to get hands on training. The only reason I am able to do it now is because of self educating myself through youtube and reading. I still work a full time job. But I am more prepared through my own self training. Thanks to you guys who post content to help people.

Are the best brokerages (Best being high earners, top sellers) necessarily the most renowned like KW? or are they smaller? How do I find discern the best brokerages in my area

I feel the exact same way! I'm located in central Texas and the office I'm associated with is basically the same. Initially I didn't want to start with KW because I feared it would be like this. Ultimately though I wanted to end up there. I just feel its probably better to start there or even as a solo agent after you have some experience. Without experience a team/group setting or small office is probably best.

I've been sitting on my onboarding docs for about a month now. So many fees! I think I'll go with a local/small office to start my career.

Most of my premier realtors are with KW and they’re amazing at what they do but I know it will not be the place for me when I get my license. The cake story is definitely not dumb I probably would’ve lost my sh*t because it was about the respect and principal of the situation not the cake itself 😂😂😂

I am going to study for my license soon and I would really like to do real estate part-time. I am interested in working from home at my own pace doing my own thing mostly. Since I have full-time employment I want to do RE for my passion not for the money necessarily so I dont want to feel under pressure. What advice would you give me for starting out and wanting to basically work from home.

So glad you didn’t move to another office..Your experience is similar, as me at Coldwell Banker.

That cake story had me in stitches. Thanks for posting this video.

Im currently looking at brokerages now, thank you for this video

Thanks Chastin, it is good to hear other people's testimonies, because people seem to think that the world has changed to a perfect and great place, but there will always be stories like these, if Gary Keller doesn't step in and make sure each office has the same vision and focus...not just in words, but in action. I am personally tired of seeing great young people and old (like people) face things like this. Going to college and getting 2 degrees, I might as well have thrown them out the window when I became a Realtor...Real Estate can be a great career and experience if we give more support to those coming into the business, not just preaching and teaching, but actually giving support. I have been in the business for 6 years and still trying to figure out somethings...for people like Mr. Keller, support is only a drop in a hat, for someone just starting in the business, one month free to get you started could be a blessing...KW is a great place so far and my office will answer your questions..I truly believe, it's the place, location and how people are trained to lead, not only in the classrooms, the office, the board members, etc...Thanks again Chastin..sorry your experience was not great at KW, but as a woman of color, we face these challenges everyday, even harder sometimes in Real Estate...but you will do great where ever God leads you...

I initially came to KW because I believed in the God, Family & Work concept. This KW office appeared to be team based. Everything like you said was centered on IF I go to BOLD, I'll get a lead. Other agents got to go to BOLD on a scholarship at significantly reduced costs or FREE. I paid $800 and felt it was a "Rah Rah Siscumbah" class. If you go to Ignite, you'll get a lead. If you sign up for Productivity Coaching, you'll get a lead. I signed up for everything and never got a lead. I should've known this was not the place for me when no one showed me around or even told me where the freaking bathrooms were. I left! I found myself back at KW at another location because during the chaos at the first office, the 2nd office was helping me and encouraging me.

I can appreciate this. Good for you Chastin. Good Luck in your business.

Great video sir! You had me both furious and rolling at the same time. Quality, informative content. New sub!

Which company would you recommend to work for now? I keep searching but Keller Williams continues to appear.

Dang! Thats crazy! My KW office is way way different...Every office is different for sure. If I lived in uptown or somewhere else I might not be at KW either.. I interviewed 2 different KW offices and the one I chose was different than the other, which is why I chose it!

Hey Chastin, what was your DISC profile when you where with kw?

I was contacted by a Keller Williams recruiter and met with him so now I am researching KW . Want to hear the good and the bad.

I feel your frustrations. I'm almost there at my Keys office but I'm determined to stay the course. I have a mentor but he is too busy so he says. I wonder can I not give him the split for my first transaction seeing that he is not helping me at all.

LoL!! I would have left too! I'm hoping to take the real estate course in a few months here in NC. I'm enjoying your videos!!

Congratulations on your next chapter and doing what is best for you! I applaud you.

Wow how long did you work their for?

Great and honest opinion. It's always good to see someone open up about their personal experience. But not only that, I see that you are moving up to the next level and using this as a learning experience. Wishing much success to you now and forever.

Hey Chastin, can you tell me what city and state you were in when you had this experience? Thanks in advance.

I’m glad you didn’t get discouraged and kept selling real estate for yourself

I dont blame you. If its not a good fit then find the good fit. And I guess you did. Thanks for sharing. Love your videos man!

The cake did it in for me.......after hearing everything! All the best to your success 🙂

That cake story was so wrong yet funny. Sorry they ate your cake. Yes each office is totally different. I don’t pay for copies at my office and the training is phenomenal! I worked at two other brokerages before I joined KW and didn’t get training nor make any money. Since joining my business has grown and I actually make money that has allowed me to do so many things with and for my family. I appreciate your very honest story and will be hitting the subscribe button. Thanks for sharing:-)

I left ME after a few months and now I'm with a smaller broker which the commsion is better, no office fees, he's a mentor and gives free leads! A lot of people told me KW only focuses on the top 20%. Even someone from the top 20% told me so. If you joined during a certain time you had to join Productivity coaching giving 10% of your commsion to someone weather they helped you or not, plus 15% to another coach for your first 3 transactions. Wasted most of my time in training instead of actually going out to sell houses. They said certain training was mandatory, which I found out latter it wasn't. Really nice people. Convinced me to get my license. Their referral network is pretty cool. Plus I still send referral to top producing agents at another KW.

Wow excellent advice brother thank you so much for this blog this video whatever you wanna call it much appreciated

great! I thought i was the only one. thanks for the video

How much is the full fee?

The cake that broke the camel's back 😂😂😂 Thanks for your insight! New Subscriber here❤

I'm at this point right now...I'm with a firm and thought about leaving because of what you said about being thrown out there. I didn't even have good training, and I thought about joining keller williams, but I may reconsider. I know all brokerages are different. I've been an agent since October 2017, and still haven't sold anything. I wanted to give the firm time before up and leaving but now I'm like I'm done. I'm not getting enough mentorship or training. Any tips?

I'm really glad you share this fam

Wow. I'm in the Arlington Texas office and I'm with a team and I love it.

Yes I agree with you 100%. KW isn't for everyone. Its a great place to start I think as a new agent but alter being in the game for about 2yrs. What do they really have to offer you? I couldn't justify paying them $23,000 for what I received in return. I think you made a smart choice.

I actually started there with you. We were in the same training classes. But, I went broke and left before you for the same reasons. LOL I have since gone back and joined a great team, which has been very beneficial and is helping me a lot. Great video and I feel you on that cake! That was wrong on every level!! Continued success to you!

So what companies in your guys opinion is a good company to work for?

Awesome! I am in the DFW area. I ready to start realtor school. Which school do you recommend?

Disorganization at a company I work, for is a huge red flag for me. Drives me nuts! I’ve seen some of the inner workings of my local KW office that I was planning to join, and it’s not my cup of tea. Yeah I’m territorial as all get out! That cake scenario would have pissed me off too. But as for the fees like printing, can’t you write that off?

But its admirable how you took charge of your own career.

Hi. Thank you for this video! I am a KW agent and I jointed KW for the same reason, they have a lot of training for new agent. But yes it costs a lot of money to get started. Fortunately for me, I started my real estate career while working full time, and my husband was workng fulltime at home . I could not have done this if I wasn't working. The other benefit for me is I had my own home office set up.for working, printing etc. I only went to KW office to meet with my mentor. I learned a lot my first year, but I made less than $2,000! I wrote it off as a learning experience. Now I am in my second year of real estate and I have learned a lot and made many connections, so I'm looking forward to a successful year, but it does cost a lot to work here if you aren't making at least a $1,000,000 in transactions a year.

Chastin do you know of a Exp Broker or mentor in the San Antonio, TX area?

thank you for sharing your story! im a new licensee and looking for advices for real estate career. i understand you ! its not bout a cake! Its people treat you like you are invisible really annoying!lol

Great video Chastin thank you for the info

Our office went thru that as well, DA took 2-3 weeks to process and the girl would be yakking out in the hall but yet we had to wait. The staff had the mentality that we had to buy them gifts to get our work done. I left

What state were you in?

The cake story was hilarious, it made me laugh. I don't blame him I would have left too, how much nerve they had to steal his cake. Was thinking of starting at Keller Williams but maybe not now, I'm a new agent.

☚ I definitely can relate to not getting the help you need and the lack of mentorship. Very dog eat dog.

What brokerage do you work at now?

so basically i dont have to go keller williams for training right?

Omg, she had the audacity, to say “It was really good though” damn man😂😂

I run a local KW in the Kansas City area. I didn't know we could eat the agents' cake!!!! Thanks for the tip. #Sarcasm Thanks for the video.

Which office???! My WK- SouthPark in Charlotte is amazing!!!!

Thankyou ! The disrespect unfortunately go on alot in this industry. I can relate all to well.

There are many youtube videos with the same Title. There must be a reason why.

It's interesting hearing your story Chastin, I had a near identical experience with KW. It started off great and welcoming but as time went on I started to see cliques form into an almost "haves and have-nots." All the top agents shared referrals with one another and where never really around to help. Thank you so much for sharing your story, I thought I was the only one who had a negative KW experience lol.

This is extremely helpful. Thank you.

Former KW staffer here and this made me crack up! Leadership is everything though.

Thanks for the honest experience. Very helpful