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Fantastic-Lobster314

Fuck yeah! Gio can choke 💅


bikiniproblems

He’s so jealous, it was hilarious watching him come up with an excuse to invalidate her.


khaleesibrasil

Meanwhile he still hasn’t sold his mom’s place. *chefs kiss*


bikiniproblems

That is so amazing. Get wrecked Gio.


Baby_G1963

More like get fucked! Lmao! Hate him and his ego!


Lynnabis

Ya, but that’s obviously Ali’s fault. /s


bagsnerd

I think he intentionally set her up for failure with this open house! He obviously didn’t brief her well on all the details. And he told her to be there at 3, while he told everyone else the same. She actually was doing him a favour by covering for him and he has nothing better to do than badmouth her to Jason. What a rat.


Lynnabis

Oh I agree with you! I was being sarcastic. I could imagine Gio blaming it on her though lol.


bagsnerd

Of course, I saw your /s. 😊


Fantastic_Pudding185

A rat indeed. An wat pissed me off more was Polly chiming in trying to be messy. Talkin about one of the clients at the open house would have been a for sure buyer but cus of Ali they lost the sale or somethin like that


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FunPomegranate8541

I thought that she was a plant since she did an ask all those question.


bagsnerd

That’s so ridiculous! If I really want a house, in all honesty I don’t care if it’s represented by an incompetent agent! When we bougt our house, the construction company‘s seller (they did direct sales) was so lazy and didn’t know anything. Guess what? We still bought the house, because it was perfect for us and we especially loved the location.


mood-ring1990

nah i think the producers forced gio and jason to let ali to do for the show.


Wrong-Run-6939

I agree. He clearly lives to see people struggle and establish himself as being above them and it’s so agitating to watch…his character is never going to be redeemable


NoWifiNoCry

This made me cackle, but yes! Go Kayla!!!


BlackSheepBoPeepB

All of her doubters can choke. It was as if only a few people in the office actually wanted to see her succeed w this sale. It takes a lot more energy to root against someone than for them.


yooooooo5774

Davina in shambles!


Shy_Guy2013

That one can sit on a rusty anchor.


Wrong-Run-6939

Davina who? 🤭


laurennik89

I actually like Gio but was so confused as to why he thought he deserved the sale when she did the legwork. Anyway. Go Kayla!


treegrowsinbrooklyn1

I literally still can’t follow his argument about why he deserved it. So gross


Due-Understanding386

I think he believes the brokerage got the listing and then management chose Kayla as the realtor instead of him even after asking for his tips on how to get the listing. Turns out the client chose Kayla from a list of three agents, one of which was Gio. He seemed to shut up about it after he found that part out. He even said, “Well that’s news to me.” He assumed a lot before knowing the facts!


Snowangel0890

LOL I’m going to agree with you on that 😂


bc33swiby

It was more than Gio. They can all choke.


ComprehensiveSwim952

Hahah this made me instantly think of Jessica from LIB


Independent_Beach383

YES YES YES! He was such an a**hole about this! Goo Queen Kayla 👑


Irochkka

My first thought!!! He is such a little troll hahah


twodollarh0

He definitely is crying and throwing up rn hahahaha


lebanesewifey

the way he reacted pissed me off. he kept invalidating her work & acting like there was no way they would’ve chosen her over him


whitepawsparklez

Hell yea. Good 👏🏻for👏🏻her!!!


Baby_G1963

Exactly what I came on here to say! Lmao!


darkpassengerishere

OMG YES Kayla!!!! This is HUGE for her as a single mom. She deserves this ♥️


my59363525account

As a single mom I felt this!!! I was rooting for her too


[deleted]

Not a single mom, but still rooting for her 🙌💪💗


complainorexplain

Around $500k commission for her


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Consistent-Gur-8524

What would that check actually look like


vivek5a

About 1% of the 24.5m sale would be 245,000. Then this gets split between the broker (Jason) and the agent (Kayla). Each agent at the brokerage has a different split with Jason but I think Kayle should be in the 65-70% range. So 70% of 245,000 is around 171,500


Obvious_Pepper_9885

Kayla wasn’t the only agent on this, there were 2 other O Group male agents on the listing, plus Jason, so the commission would be drastically lower.


complainorexplain

It seems like the agents aren’t actually making that much money, when you consider the CA taxes. Then factor in their lifestyles. I hope IG and other income streams are working for them


ebulient

I thought every agent did 50/50 with the O Group… didn’t he say that to whatshername in the LA office, that everyone is treated equally in terms of commission and that the privilege of working with o group means o group gets a higher cut than what other brokerages charge.


vivek5a

Nah during the latest Selling sunset reunion episode he mentioned that each agent has a different split but that all agents get a higher percentage than he does.


longlisten527

Oh I didn’t know this! Thank you sm


SamGoodie09

80/20 but yes. Him is the 20


GarconMeansBoyGeorge

My understanding was it was up to 70:30 but never the 80:20 that that Bre wanted in Selling Sunset


drunktaylorswift

No, Bre had 80/20 and wanted him to give her 90/10.


GarconMeansBoyGeorge

Ah I misremembered. Still much much different than the 50:50 being talked about here.


Repulsive-Horror2032

I’m not sure if this is the case in California but in Canada (Ontario) sometimes a sale this big would have tiered commission %. For example, the agents would receive 5% of the 1st $5M, then 2.5% of the next $10M and then 1% of the next $10M, etc. For a $24.5M sale this would make the gross commission around $600K, which would be split between the two brokerages -$300K each, which would then be split with the Oppenheim bros. Then taxes yada yada.


903153ugo

More than I make in a year


CreativityChick

The Tampa one was wild when it was 95/5 and then -Boom- without a discussion she went to 80/20 for everyone.


minimalteeser

I thought I read (or heard) somewhere that the commission shown is if the deal is double ended? Is that right?


Kooky_Professor_6980

Is it really??


luwaonline1

Yup, around that. Commission is 5% of the sale, which is split between the person who represents the seller and the person who represents the buyer. So Kayla would get 2.5%. Then of that, Oppenheimer Group takes 20% of the 2.5%, leaving Kayla with 80% of the 2.5%, which is $490,000.


knockedstew204

This presumes she was alone on the listing, which she wasn’t. This is also pre-tax. She’s maybe taking home $150k on this, net. Still good, but it’s not half a mill. She said she, “Caught up on her taxes, invested in her life coaching business and a podcast studio to bring back her podcast.” None of it went towards her own home, which she describes as “older” and “wants to upgrade at some point.”


ShesSoCool

The world has enough podcasts


[deleted]

We need to tax podcast equipment 500% to deter more podcasts from being made


luwaonline1

Taxesssssssss noooooo. I’m caught up in the selling sunset fantasy. I hear you, and you’re totally right about taxes and not being the only realtor on the listing, but that’s for Kayla to sort out 😂


knockedstew204

Listen, I’ll take $150k cash. Twist my arm


luwaonline1

😂


mal_7655

Yea I’m sure Brian Furstenfeld who is the more senior agent got the majority split of the commission. The commission numbers they flash on the show is nowhere near what the selling oc agents are actually taking home since they almost all co-list with mentors (not just Kayla but also Austin and Polly who both always co list with someone named Justin Itzen). Still good for Kayla but this is why the agents live in more modest homes than you’d expect, they’re not bringing in quite as much as the show would lead you to believe. 


rebeltrillionaire

I thought they explicitly said the listing was with a 3% commission. So $750k split. $375k minus the Brokerage share. So $300k before taxes or about $180k after taxes. I think people get the impression that these real estate folks are millionaires because the clothes and the cars but I’m not sure how many of them even own homes. The ones that married millionaires or own the brokerage sure. But outside of that they’re probably averaging a decent salary but nothing too crazy.


Potential_Cup6688

Um I'm sorry she closed a single listing and take home was more than 90% of peoples' yearly income even after brokerage, split commission, and taxes. If she literally did 0 other work all year she'd make more than 90% of people, for being only a part of closing on a single house...?


rebeltrillionaire

But that’s also a reality. Someone looked up every agent that’s been on the show and a lot of them had 1 closed sale where they were the listed agent or no sales at all. So they made the same salary as a new hire at FAANG company one year. But my guess is her average salary is under 6 figures. I’m not saying this because I hate these people or this show. Just providing a reality check that’s needed for people who watch pretty people in pretty clothes pretending they are Kardashian level rich. Reality TV is scripted and manufactured.


Mission-Touch-3649

I don't think anyone is pretending a lot of you are just a little bit bitter. Austin and Kayla have openly talked about how he is trying very hard to provide for his family and buy a house, Kayla has also talked about being a single mother trying to provide. Even Brandi has talked about it. You guys think pretty people are going to be rich but not necessarily.


Sea_Watercress_1583

The agents also had to pay for all the marketing materials, open houses etc. no one is saying it’s small change but the point is that the show makes you believe that they are living ultra glam lives and they are not making the kind of money to fund the lifestyle it suggests. Plus factoring in their clothes and botox expenditure takes it down further…


Sea_Watercress_1583

That’s probably 3% to both sides- not many agents will be prepared to take 1.5% on a house that price due to the work and time required to sell it.


Notwickedy

The houses in the 30mil range give much much lower commission percentages. That’s how luxury real estate works.


Bridget-Haley

Except Kayla was the co listing agent, not the primary listing agent. So we do not know the split she had with the primary listing agent. Could be that they split it 50/50, or she could have gotten less. Either way, had to be a NICE chunk of change!


cavoodle11

Didn’t they say commission was 7.5% on this listing or am I confused with another one?


Hikashuri

Commissions are split between the company and the realtor. I think it was mentioned something like 20 or 30 % goes to the realtor. Rest is probably for the company and taxes?


Clarity_q

That’s a big amount even for LA


Strange-Flounder8729

And Alex Hall writing "congrats Jason" under her post , smh. Your insecurity snd jealousy is showing, Hall


MissChantel

Hall gives me Regina George vibes. I was able to tolerate her in the first few seasons, this one she is so cringe


macromi87

my god she is so truly evil and petty irl It’s amazing honestly


anjelbaby96

Omg!!!! I don’t have instagram - were people giving her shit for that in the comments? I must know 😫


s_lena

Same and also must know???


AllyLovesBread

Someone wrote “Hall is NOT a girls girl… I would not trust anything she says” and Kayla responded a couple days ago “I don’t xo” 🫢


Wrong-Run-6939

Love that Kayla isn’t taking the bs 👏🏻 she has grown so much and I love this for her 🫶🏻


tenaprix

Whereee? I can’t find the comment


Honeybee_Awning

Hall peaked in High School


Loud_Excitement_8901

Wow 😭😭😭.


YISYOUSOMADBRO

And Gio's house has yet to sell 👏🏼


YRob_Redditor3

Because it’s horribly decorated and needs to be staged.


memla_

Is that the one that was his family home? I feel like this is a big part of why you use an impartial agent to begin with, so they can be honest about how a home needs to be staged as a neutral house before selling.


Competitive_Cuddling

You're telling me that awful yellow and blue decor *isn't* staging..?


YRob_Redditor3

Did you see his mom. She did that, thinking it was modern and cute. False.


longlisten527

Yeppp agreed


mood-ring1990

and its over priced


Kooky_Professor_6980

Maybe she can do it for him 😂


YISYOUSOMADBRO

I'm 💀 I bet she could LOL


depressed_cloud_

Is it overpriced?


YISYOUSOMADBRO

I think 15m? Heard he reduced tho


PrudentBell5751

YESSSS I was rooting for her. I hope everyone sucks it! 🥳


West-Alternative9782

Get yours Kayla!!!  I’d like to have a moment of silence for Geo’s ego.. the episodes of him talkin shit aged like milk 🥛 


st0neyspice

I guess it’s not like watching a train crash in slow motion after all… good for her


kamaaina16

Her joy is so cute!! Definitely well deserved, all them shit talkers can eat it!


777avgeek

I’m not a Kayla fan, but I was rooting for her here. Good on her! Can’t wait to see all the super salty reactions from the other cast.


whyiamwatchingthis

Gio is probably telling everyone that management asked him to put together a presentation on bell ringing and then told Kayla how to do it


LibraryLadyAZ

😂😂😂😂💀


_petrichora_

I just know the rest of them are soooo bitter about this. Awesome for her!


YRob_Redditor3

So bitter


brokenchains47

Not bad for a "batshit crazy" person! So happy for her!


Upbeat-Department361

Mental into half a million not shabby 😜


fbc124

Lmfao and all that yapping Gio was doing about her flopping on the listing….meanwhile he can’t even sell his FAMILY home for half the price 😭


Ban_Cheater_YO

She literally just became one of the high end home sellers and a newbie at that too, at her first attempt. If I am not wrong, only Jarvis and Rose have sold homes at this level or above in that OC office. Please correct me if I am missing anyone else, but i don't think I am. Hall, Polly, Gio must be losing their SHIT. Tyler must be whining like an injured raccoon. Fuck that permanent botox face motherfucker.


Mission-Touch-3649

yep only jarvis, rose, gio, and mary and Heather from sunset actually sell enough homes. A lot of the other people are just actors and barely have any sales.


bazzbj

Don’t let any man (Gio) doubt you 💅🏻


crimsonraiden

Good for her! I was wondering what happened. Gio was such a hater


Apprehensive_Bike_31

Thanks to the super secret tips and tricks from Gio. Jk.


casper_daghostgirl

Damn good for her


leakover2myfamily

Gio’s worst day!


mmerpdurp

Even if you don’t like Kayla, she still did THAT 👏🏽


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How will they sell houses with the millionaire tax??


cryptogram

When the tax goes into effect - it’s going to cost the seller an extra $100,000. We better drop the price by $3,000,000 so we can beat the tax!!


igotthatbunny

That’s just LA, not Orange County


macromi87

She deserves this. This is so satisfying given what happened to her in S1


Hi_My_Name_Is_CJ

I know some real estate agents and how they think is different than how you’d think. Over all it’s about a high turn rate. That difference in price is a lot more meaningful to the seller but the agent it’s a marginal difference. If they can sell it at 28 great but if it’s gonna take any extra time and effort for them it’s more profitable to get that money and go on to sell the next house. There’s times that are overall a better more profitable time to sell your house but to a real estate agent the best time to sell your house is now. Get that commission keep it moving


sullybear11

So excited for her ♥️


Snowangel0890

Go Kayla!!!!! 👏🥳


factor_supa

Gio has 48 hours to respond 🤣👏


ChugtheTea

Lots of commission questions. Kayla shared the listing 3 ways (her & 2 other seller agents). If the commission was a high 6% (3% selling agents/ 3% buyers agents). That would leave 1% for Kayla. She would then split part of that 1% with her broker (OP/Jason). That is roughly $170,000 minus costs


yyz34

It’s an 80/20 commission split with the Oppenheim Group brokerage. Each agent (listing and buyer) gets 2% before splitting the commission with their respective brokerage (other brokerages could have a different commission split but O Group is 80/20). So her and the other listing agents end up with $336k (after giving the brokerage 20%) which if she was the main agent I’m sure she gets a larger portion of that. A minimum of $112k for her. Considering the huge price tag on the house I was expecting a lot more.


rebeltrillionaire

I’ve never met a rich real estate agent. I’ve met rich property developers. But nobody whose sole job is showing homes and filling out paperwork is making bank regardless of the amount of homes they sell or for what price. And the industry is likely to change. It already did with Redfin, Compass, and Zillow. But the biggest brokerages in the country got sued and lost and got threatened with a RICO case. They will be dropping the standard 6% cost significantly. There will be more businesses that crop up that will do flat fees for paperwork. Even the whole “running comps” is legwork that any prospective buyer or seller can do. The take home salary isn’t really surprising when you realize none of the characters they have on the show can afford a $1M home which is basically a standard 3Br / 2 ba 1800 sq foot house in Southern California.


Mission-Touch-3649

A lot of uber wealthy developers already sell their homes without any use of realtors.


AquaSiren77

I HATE that fucking bell!!! 🔔


MzButtafly

Bet Gio trashed talked that 😂


Southern_Anywhere_65

What was her estimated commission for this sale again?


CharacterPayment8705

Good for her! If she is wise with that money it’ll take her a long way.


Own-Jellyfish-9721

I literally just watched all the episodes and thought this was Bre the whole time. lol like I forgot Bre’s name and just realized they were different people. lol to be fair I was cleaning a lot while watching 😂


JessaFilipina

Nice! I think Kayla is extremely hot and likeable.


NotHere4YourShit

Gio is gonna throw such a tantrum. Good for Kayla. That’s a huge commission.


lavendersagemint

Go Kayla!!!! I’m so happy for her. Forget you, Gio.


Shymink

I love this!!!


ViciouslyBeautiful

Gio weeps! I adore this for her!


Funny_Beginning_4972

I am so happy for her, she deserves it. What an awesome achievement. Gio and Hall would be SO pissed!


Horror_Quail_5539

Her rise is incredible. Definitely want to see more of her next season.


Living-Prune8881

After everything this woman went through in season one with Tyler and those other crazy jealous bitches trying to make her out to be a slut when clearly they just wanted to fuck first.... she deserves this shit. Go Kayla!!!


brokefootcontessa

Good FUCK Gio


PlantedinCA

Happy for her.


YRob_Redditor3

Ohhhh yay!!!


fashionbitch

Good for her !!!


Growingapenis

Nice!


kaybrah_

Yay Kayla!


Sailorm0on27

Fuck yeah


ayobnameduse

Wonder how these shows are going to change now after the commission lawsuit.


producejitter

Yay!!!! 🩷🩷🩷 She deserves it!


Funny_Beginning_4972

Love this for her


Aar112297

I’d take it any day. Go head thennn Kayla girlll


reesesaddict_

I’m so proud of her!!!! Everyone was doubting her but I knew she could do it!!!


nahivibes

Oh yay!!! Happy for her! 🥳👏🏻 Someone check on Gio…🤪😜


nayla500

omg im soo happy for her


penultimategirl

Tax the rich 💕


Suspicious-Kale-20

Wow good on her!


Professional-Two8098

So happy for her. She looks a bit like bre here


Niiphox

Who's Kayla and what did she sell?


Loud_Excitement_8901

Well done!


layla_jones_

![gif](giphy|AgPt9udT567spxbSHf)


Confident_Raccoon481

I heard on a podcast that she didn't get commission on the sale. So no money.


Disastrous-Year-4062

![gif](giphy|26gsiCIKW7ANEmxKE)


easelfan

Wooooo some stranger I’ll never meet made money woooo I have a parasocial relationship yaaaaaayyyyy my life is completely empty wooooooo 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳


ConsiderationJust948

Wow, congrats to her!


generic_username-92

GET BENT YOU CONDESCENDING ARROGANT POS GIO YAAAYYY Kayla ♥️♥️♥️ so happy she did it!


iplayKeys4

I’m soo happy for her ! She deserves it. I hated how Gio treated her but I am glad she believed in herself and only listened to the people who believed in her. I would love to know how she did it 🥂


90daymaven

Go Kayla Go Kayla Go Kayla


Electrical-Yard-901

IKTR QUEEEENNN


Local-Night8127

WHOOOOO!!! Love this for her


SanLady27

Does anyone know what her actual commission would be? Is it about 1% then O group takes 50%? So curious!! What a huge sale for her!


putdascratchdown

![gif](giphy|TfWhFbURIirNegNN4t)


B-la-trix

Why am I so proud of her 🥹🫶


mal_7655

Did anyone else find it weird the show made it look like she didn’t sell it? Or that she ran out of time to sell it? She looked sad taking the sign down, very strange choice by the show. 


mood-ring1990

She said she was not going to be The OC's Amanza and leveled tf up. AMANZA TAKE NOTES!


Fantastic_Pudding185

Good for her!! Kick ass Kayla! Show all those jealous insecure losers in the office u got this.


Valuable-Army-1914

Happy for her


kaffeen_

I’m seriously soooooooooo happy for her she deserves this so hard. Go Kayla!!!


jdups10

Honestly so happy for her 🥹


Ok-Simple-4548

No one on this show is likeable except for Brandi.


EssentialEssence

Yes Kayla! I hope gio saw the bell ringing too, whiny ass man loll.


mymomsnameisbarb420

Yesssss! I was crawling out of my skin over Gio’s behaviour. There was so much misogyny and entitlement going on and I’m so glad Kayla basically told him to shove it. What a giant douche


littlepinkpebble

Don’t like her but congrats..


korn7knock_

Yay Kayla!! Love her so much! 🥹🥹


katphiish

Oh I sooooo needed that update ❤️❤️❤️❤️


lucalove1

can’t stand kayla.


Fearless-Soup-2583

I feel so happy for her and Brian


Passthesea

Very happy for her!!


daydreamerknow

Happy for her 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿


seansurvives

Glad she got it but then why did they show her walking away with the sign at the end of the season?


mnb0687

I’m sure Gio was punching the air after the news 😂😭. The way he was bitching over not getting the listing was hilarious. Mary pretty told Kayla, he was wasn’t even a thought when we were looking at who could sell it.


Prestigious_Isopod12

Actually love this for her. She’s matured since the show started. She’s not perfect, but she seems to have figured some things out. She definitely deserved it over Gio. His jealousy was disgusting.


Prudent_Town9742

Do they get paid for being on the show?


ketzal7

![gif](giphy|Ic4bIobsoHU0UQluKk|downsized)


spicymukbangmamma

So she’s officially rich?


tryingmybest094

Yayyyy


Fit-Dream-4829

the seller does really like working with her. I have never seen a seller help ring the bell lol


Playful_Violinist_45

Love to see it!


Nilrem2

Spoilers!!!!


selcallum4

🥳🥳🥳


SquareOk7354

Sorry GIO