Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Rookie Real Estate Book Club (Virtual)
A 6-week virtual book club for new agents or those wanting more production. Learn, connect, and grow together on Zoom.
1:00 PM–2:00 PM MT · Online
Free. Register on Eventbrite.
New and aspiring agents
Start strong. You won’t do your first year alone.
Weekly training, a mentor, a written plan, and a plan that keeps your costs low while you get your first closings.
Licensing roadmap
How to become a real estate agent in Idaho.
Five steps. We’ll walk you through each one, even before you’re licensed.
1
Take your pre-license classes
Idaho requires approved pre-license courses (Principles and Practices). Many agents finish online in a few weeks.
2
Pass the state exam
Schedule the Idaho real estate exam once your courses are done. We’ll share what to study.
3
Background check
Submit fingerprints for the background check the Commission requires.
4
Choose your brokerage
Your license is held by a brokerage. Pick one that trains you, not one that just takes a split.
5
Apply for your license
Submit your application to the Idaho Real Estate Commission with your sponsoring broker.
TODO: leadership to confirm current IREC hours, fees and links.
KW MyWay Supported plan
No monthly office bill while you get going.
Supported is our “we cover it” plan, built for newly licensed agents.
- No monthly office bill
- No E&O charge
- No compliance charge
- Transaction coordinating, contract to close, included
- $500 a year and $250 per deal, on a 70/30 split
Eligibility: newly licensed agents and those who did more than 7 transactions in the previous 12 months. Royalty is 6%, capped at $3,000, and resets on your anniversary date.
Your first 90 days
A real plan, week by week.
Week 1
Get set up
Onboarding, KW Command, your database, your business cards and your first client conversations.
Weeks 2–4
Learn the core skills
Weekly trainings on lead generation, scripts, contracts and showings. Every class is also on Zoom.
Day 30
Write your plan
Sit down with leadership. Pick your goal and work backward to the weekly habits that get you there.
Day 90
First review
Look at your numbers together. Celebrate the wins. Fix what isn’t working.
Cost vs. growth
You’d never stop buying groceries to save money. So why starve your business?
When money is tight, nobody stops paying the house payment or stops feeding their family. Those aren’t costs you cut. They’re what keeps you alive.
Yet when agents try to save, they often cut the very things that feed their business. The cheaper option looks like savings. In reality it costs you, because it takes away what a business needs to keep growing.
Yes, they cost. But like food, a healthy business needs all of it.
Run your real numbersWhat a healthy business eats
Systems
So your business runs the same in a slow month as a busy one.
Tools
So your hours go to clients, not paperwork.
Models
Proven plans to follow instead of guessing.
Community
Agents to call when a deal gets hard.
Culture
A place that makes you want to show up.
Accountability
Someone who knows your goals and keeps you on them.
Training
New skills every week, not once a year.
Support
Help with the details so you can sell.
Technology
Keep up with what today’s clients expect.
Train from anywhere
Train live from Idaho Falls, Pocatello or anywhere.
Every session is on Zoom, so you never miss a class because of the drive or your schedule.
Skillshare
Top agents share exactly what’s working. Every week.
Skillshare is the call where KW East Idaho agents trade scripts, conversations and what’s working in this market right now. Nothing is a secret. Here’s what agents say about it, and a 38-second taste of a session.
Changing careers
“Way more than I even expected.”
Allison had been in careers where she wasn’t guided or helped enough. She didn’t want that again. Here’s who showed up for her in her first months.
“It’s been way more than I even expected.”
Allison Youngstrom · Changed careers
Read the transcript
The levels of support I've received have been huge, and that's why I joined Keller Williams: because I knew I was going to get that coaching and support and team help and education that I needed. It's been 100%, like, way more than I even expected. I've been in a lot of careers, and some have been where I haven't been guided enough and helped enough, and it's a struggle, and I didn't want that in this career. So this is why I came to Keller Williams, and there's been no disappointment. I'm 110% happy with what I have received for what I was hoping for. There's way more than one person that's helped me, even from Cindy at the front desk to McKenna. She answers lots of questions and does trainings. Steven, you've helped a lot. Paula's been amazing: her book club and the weekly meetings. She's very encouraging and very understanding and helpful. I met with Jodi today. She answers questions so thoroughly, and she asked for feedback on what we would like to learn about. One of the things for me was how to do a showing, how to do certain things with clients, and she is a very good teacher. Debbie's been amazing. She was absolutely instrumental in bringing me in, because she was so knowledgeable and helpful. So it's a team of people that really have been around me and guided me and helped me, and I meet with everybody weekly. It's very helpful in my journey to become a real estate agent. I'm Allison Youngstrom. I chose Keller Williams, and that made all the difference.
Individual results vary and are not typical or guaranteed.
Mentorship
Someone to call when a deal gets hard.
Mentors and mastermind groups where experienced agents share what’s working right now, in this market.
KW East Idaho by the numbers
- brokerage in the Snake River MLS
- #1brokerage in the Snake River MLSby agent sales volume
- in agent volume
- $822Min agent volumemore than the next two brokerages combined
- more closings for the typical agent
- 75%more closings for the typical agentmedian 7 sides at KW East Idaho vs. 4 elsewhere
- of the MLS’s top 50 producers
- 17of the MLS’s top 50 producerswork at KW East Idaho
Based on Snake River MLS data, 10/1/2025–9/30/2026. Data not compiled or verified by the MLS. Roster figures as of 10/23/2026. Profit share is paid from market center profits, varies year to year and is not guaranteed. Past amounts do not predict future payments.
Part of the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count.
Agent stories
Agents like you, winning in your town.
“Training for sure has been the biggest tool that I have used in Keller Williams.”
“I’m busier than I imagined. It’s changed the way I approach business.”
“There couldn’t be a bigger culture of sharing than what we have.”
Individual results vary and are not typical or guaranteed.
See all 11 agent storiesCan this career pay your bills?
Our agents are about 1.5x as likely to earn a living wage.
Fewer than 1 in 4 Snake River MLS agents earns a living wage. At KW East Idaho, 34% of our whole roster does, counting agents who closed nothing. At every other brokerage combined, it’s 22%.
What we mean by a living wage
$48,486 a year for one adult in Bonneville County. After self-employment tax and about $10,000 in business costs, that takes about $62,195 in commission you keep: roughly 7 closings a year for a solo agent.
The first year is hard everywhere: only about 1 in 8 first-year agents reach a living wage at any brokerage. That’s why your first 90 days come with a written plan, a mentor and training every week. You paid the price to get in, so give yourself the best tools, training and support to succeed. You wouldn’t plant a garden and then never water or fertilize it. Feed your business everything it needs to grow.
Whole roster at a living wage
KW East Idaho34%
All other brokerages22%
Experienced agents (closed deals both years)
KW East Idaho53%
All other brokerages43%
Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties only
KW East Idaho28%
All other brokerages17%
14% of the MLS’s agents, 25% of its transactions.
Check my number against the living wageSource: Snake River MLS closed residential production, 10/1/2025–9/30/2026; living wage per MIT Living Wage Calculator, Bonneville County, 2026 ($48,486 for one adult). Earnings modeled from closed volume at 2.75% per side, after each brokerage’s split and cap, self-employment tax and $10,000 in business costs. Not reported income. Data not compiled or verified by the MLS.
KW MyWay plan finder
See what your first year could look like.
Choose your split, your cap, your fees and your services. Put in your numbers and see your take-home on all four plans.
Best fit: Supported$17,700
Best fit
Supported
The “we cover it” plan
$17,700
estimated take-home
- No monthly office bill
- No E&O charge
- No compliance charge
- Transaction coordinating (contract to close) included
See the math
- Market center split
- $9,000
- KWRI royalty (6%, max $3,000)
- $1,800
- Transaction fees
- $1,000
- Compliance fees
- $0
- E&O
- $0
- Monthly fees × 12
- $0
- Annual fee
- $500
- Total cost
- $12,300
12K
Cap at $12,000, then keep it
$17,595
estimated take-home
See the math
- Market center split (cap $12,000)
- $9,000
- KWRI royalty (6%, max $3,000)
- $1,800
- Transaction fees
- $0
- Compliance fees
- $100
- E&O
- $160
- Monthly fees × 12
- $1,320
- Annual fee
- $25
- Total cost
- $12,405
16K
Cap at $16,000, no transaction fee
$17,595
estimated take-home
See the math
- Market center split (cap $16,000)
- $9,000
- KWRI royalty (6%, max $3,000)
- $1,800
- Transaction fees
- $0
- Compliance fees
- $100
- E&O
- $160
- Monthly fees × 12
- $1,320
- Annual fee
- $25
- Total cost
- $12,405
Commercial
For agents in KW Commercial
Must join KW Commercial.
At 4 deals you wouldn’t reach the $12,000 cap on the 12K plan this year.
Month 1paying split cappedMonth 12
Living wage check: you’d need about 11 more deals at this average to clear the $62,195 living-wage line.
Living wage for one adult in Bonneville County ($48,486, MIT 2026), plus self-employment tax and about $10,000 in business costs.
Send me my plan breakdown
A one-page PDF with your numbers, side by side, plus a 20-minute walkthrough if you want it.
Illustrative only, not a guarantee of income. Assumes equal-sized deals over a full year. Final terms per the market center’s current agreement. Royalty and cap reset on your anniversary date. Disclosures.
Upcoming events
Come to a free session. See how we work.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Agent Insider: Your Brand, Your Story
Scrolling isn’t a strategy. Posting and praying isn’t either.
2:00 PM–3:00 PM MT · Keller Williams Realty East Idaho Training Room, 3525 Merlin Dr, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
For agents at every level who want more business from Facebook.
- Realtor Matt Hansen on how he uses Facebook to build his business
- His three personal brand pillars, and how to choose yours
- When, where and how often to post, and how to tag without annoying people
- A two-step funnel that turns conversations into clients
What does it cost?
You choose your plan with KW MyWay. Supported has no monthly bill: a $500 annual fee and $250 per deal, with E&O, compliance and transaction coordinating included. The 12K and 16K plans are $110 a month and a $25 annual fee, with small per-deal compliance and E&O fees. Every plan is a 70/30 split with a 6% royalty capped at $3,000. Use the calculator to see your number.
How many closings does it take to earn a living wage?
About 7 a year for a solo agent at today’s East Idaho prices. A living wage for one adult in Bonneville County is $48,486 (MIT, 2026). After self-employment tax and roughly $10,000 in business costs, that takes about $62,195 in commission you keep. Fewer than 1 in 4 agents in our MLS gets there; at KW East Idaho it’s 34%, about 1.5x the rate at every other brokerage combined. Put your own numbers in the calculator to see where you land.TODO: leadership to confirm
How does cap work?
On a capped plan you pay the market center 30% of each commission until you’ve paid your cap ($12,000 or $16,000). After that, the split is yours for the rest of your year, minus small per-deal fees. Your cap and royalty reset on your anniversary date.
Do I have to recruit?
No. Nobody here is required to recruit. Profit share is optional: if an agent you introduce joins, you may share in market center profits. Many of our agents never think about it.
What if I’m part-time?
Talk to us. We’ll be honest about what it takes to build a business on your hours and which plan fits. Every class is also on Zoom, so you can train around another job.TODO: leadership to confirm
I’m not licensed yet. Can I still talk to you?
Yes. We’ll show you the steps to get licensed in Idaho, what your first 90 days look like, and how the Supported plan keeps your costs low while you get going.
Is the first conversation really confidential?
Yes. It’s 20 minutes with a leader, not a sales pitch. We won’t contact your broker or tell anyone you talked to us.
Your career deserves a team that’s all in.
Confidential. 20 minutes. No pressure, no hard sell.
Debbie left public education to help families buy and sell real estate, and became a top-producing agent. Now she uses that combined experience to teach agents how to do the same.
Book a Conversation
Pick a time on Debbie’s calendar
Opens Debbie’s booking page in a new tab. 20 minutes, confidential.
Rather have Debbie text you?
“It’s been way more than I even expected.”