Three brokerages.
One obvious answer.
On a $1,000,000 California home — same MLS, same closing, same paperwork. Here's what each brokerage takes off your equity and what you actually get for it.
The 3% listing standard
Compass
$30,000
3% listing-side commission
- 3% percentage commission — listing-side
- Often a junior or referred agent
- Pay even if junior under-performs
- Pricing pressure to defend the fee
Discount + add-ons
Redfin
$25,000
2.5% listing fee
- Still a percentage — scales with price
- Multiple agents handle one deal
- You self-serve more steps
- Photo + stage add-ons billed separately
$999 + $5,000
Guided Home Realty
$5,999
Same on every home
- $999 at signing, $5,000 at close. Same on every California home.
- Casy Rasti, broker since 2005 (DRE #01342214), personally
- Photos, MLS, marketing, paperwork — included in the $999
- $5,000 only charged when escrow closes
Listing-side fees only, shown for a $1,000,000 California home, based on each brokerage's published 2024–2025 fee schedules. Buyer-broker compensation is negotiated separately under the post-NAR settlement and is not included above.
We're cheaper.
And nobody's better.
Flat-fee brokerages are usually run by people who got their real estate license six months ago. This one is not. Read why anyone selling a California home should call here first — and verify every word in public records.
01 · Broker since 2005 · DRE verifiable
More experience than the agent your neighbor used.
Salesperson license 2002. Broker license 2005. Same office, same direct line. The average real estate agent has been licensed for under five years — Casy has been a broker since 2005.
02 · $5,000 only on close
Skin in the game traditional agents never had.
Your $999 covers Casy's hard costs — photographer, drone, MLS placement, staging consult — at his cost, not a markup. He doesn't get the $5,000 unless your home actually closes. A 6% agent makes that whether they hustle or not. That's more alignment, not less.
03 · 1 broker · 1 phone
The same broker for every conversation.
No junior agent rotation. No call-center handoff. The voice that quotes the price is the voice that counters the offer, walks through the inspection, and shows up at signing. Compass has 30,000 agents. Guided Home Realty has Casy.
04 · Zillow profile · DRE verifiable
Public proof, not paid placements.
Reviews are public on Zillow — read them yourself. DRE #01342214 — anyone can look it up. NMLS #1065271 — anyone can look that up too. Zero disciplinary actions on the DRE record.
Buying, or selling?
Same licensed broker, both sides of the deal. Sellers pay a flat fee at close and keep the rest. Buyers get real lender math — no register-to-browse paywall, no junior agent rotation.
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See what you'd keep.
With Guided Home Realty, you keep
$54,001
vs paying $60,000 to a 6% agent. Your total: $5,999 ($999 + $5,000).
Assumes 6% traditional commission (3% buyer + 3% seller). Your actual commission savings depend on the buyer-broker compensation you choose to offer post-NAR-settlement.
Four reasons sellers
pick us over the others.
01
One price, every California home.
$999 at signing plus $5,000 at close. Same on a $500K home or a $3M home. No tiers, no upsells.
02
Full MLS service, not DIY.
Professional photography, marketing, negotiation, escrow coordination — same scope as a 3% agent.
03
One broker, since 2005.
Casy Rasti personally. Every call, every offer. No junior agent, no call center, no handoff.
04
PriceGuard™ stands behind the comp.
Miss the AI floor in 90 days with the seller checklist complete, and we extend the listing at no extra cost.
New brand.
Broker since 2005.
Guided Home Realty is the next chapter for Casy Rasti, a California broker since 2005. Same office. Same direct line. The flat-fee model is new — the broker behind it is not.
Casy's reviews are public on his Zillow profile — read them straight from the source.
Read Casy's reviews on ZillowWe serve all of California.
Office in Newark. Listings across the state. Casy flies if your property is more than 90 minutes away.
17+ cities, statewide.
+ every other California city.
Not on the list? Drop your address anyway — we cover all 58 counties.
Broker since 2005. Same phone number.
Casy Rasti earned his California broker license in January 2005. Same office on Mowry School Road in Newark. Same direct line. Zero disciplinary actions on his DRE record. Verify any of that in two clicks below.
The things sellers actually ask.
If it's not here, just call Casy. (510) 304-7260.
Yes — commission rates are negotiable under California law. We charge $999 up front and $5,000 at close because software and a tight team handle the work that used to justify a 6% commission. Same MLS, same disclosures, same fiduciary duty. Different line on your closing statement.
Two payments, total $5,999 for a successful sale. $999 at listing-agreement signing — paid via Stripe the moment you sign — covers photos, signage, the dedicated property page, open houses, and every marketing dollar. $5,000 is paid out of escrow only when your home closes. Same price on a $500K home or a $3M home — no tiers, no upsells. The $5,000 only applies on a successful close; the $999 covers immediate work delivered.
We earn the same $5,999 whether your home sells in 7 days or 70. Speed is our incentive — not commission size. The faster we close, the faster we move to the next listing.
Your $999 stays paid — it covered the real costs we incurred immediately: professional photography, signage, MLS entry, the dedicated property page, marketing. The $5,000 closing fee is the conditional part; if escrow never closes, that $5,000 is never collected. Under PriceGuard™: if we missed our AI floor price within 90 days and your seller checklist is complete, we extend the listing at no additional fee and keep working until it closes — no second $999.
Casy Rasti personally reviews every offer and counter. He's been a licensed California broker since 2005. You're never talking to a chatbot, a call center, or a junior agent.
That's your decision after the 2024 NAR settlement. Most California sellers offer 2–2.5% to buyer's agents to stay competitive. Some offer less. We'll walk through the math in your specific market.
Typically 3–5 business days from the signed agreement. Includes pro photos, CMA finalization, MLS entry, and full syndication to Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com. Rush listings possible.
All of California. Office in Newark. We list homes across the Bay Area, Greater LA, San Diego, Sacramento, Central Valley, Central Coast, and Inland Empire.
Credentials you can verify.
Anyone can fake a five-star wall. Nobody fakes a state license. Here's the paper trail.