For licensed agents
Refer a client who is selling a business.
Residential and commercial agents hear about business sales before anyone else. An owner mentions the building is for sale because the company is. That conversation is worth a referral fee, and we pay one.
Who we can pay
Florida law allows a brokerage to pay a fee based on a transaction only to an actively licensed real estate licensee. Section 475.25(1)(h), Florida Statutes. If you hold an active license, we can pay you. If you do not, we cannot, whatever the introduction is worth.
How it is paid
Through your broker, not to you directly, exactly as a real estate referral is paid. We put the fee in a written referral agreement before the introduction, and it is paid at closing out of our fee. Nothing is added to what your client pays.
What you do
Make the introduction and step back. We take the valuation, the packaging, the buyer vetting and the closing. You stay informed, your client stays yours, and any real estate that moves with the business stays your listing.
What makes a good referral
You will recognise these conversations.
- An owner selling the building because they are winding down the company
- A commercial client whose lease renewal depends on whether they sell
- A seller who wants to retire and has no succession plan
- An owner approached by a competitor or a private equity buyer
- A client whose business is the asset and the real estate is incidental
How to send one
Use the contact form and choose “I am a licensed agent with a referral”. Include your license number and your broker. We send the referral agreement before we speak with your client.
Referral fees are paid only to licensees who hold an active license at the time of payment, in Florida or in the state governing the transaction, and only under a signed agreement. Fees are negotiable and are not set by law or by any trade association. We do not pay finder’s fees to unlicensed parties.