The Realtor Commission Mistake New Agents Keep Making with Dawn Jensen-Beaudoin

The commission you are willing to negotiate away might be the exact thing costing you your career. In this episode, I sit down with Dawn Jensen-Beaudoin, a realtor of 15 years and Sitting Manager for Realty One, to talk about the mistake she sees new real estate agents make over and over. Cutting their commission the moment a client pushes back. We dig into what it actually costs an agent to list a home before they ever get paid, why holding your value in that first negotiation determines how well you negotiate for your client later, and how Dawn mentors new agents to walk into every interview with confidence instead of desperation. Dawn also opens up about borrowed success, the quiet cost of chasing perfection on social media, and the season of her life that started on welfare as a single mom and eventually led to building her own home on 20 acres. This episode is as much about resilience as it is about real estate. If you have ever been tempted to shrink your price to keep a client happy, this conversation will change how you think about your worth. Tune in to this episode of Sugar Mommy podcast: The Realtor Commission Mistake New Agents Keep Making   Dawn Jensen-Beaudoin has spent 15 years in real estate and now serves as Sitting Manager for Realty One, where she mentors agents across every stage of their career. Before real estate, she built a contracting background that now gives her clients an insider's eye for construction and functionality most agents simply do not have. She is known for refusing to discount her commission, for showing up unfiltered on social media, and for turning her own hardest years, including a period on welfare as a single mom, into the foundation for the business and the home she has built since. Her mentorship style centers on preparing new agents to negotiate their worth before they ever sit down with a client.   Facebook: https://facebook.com/dawn.jensen.beaudoin.2025 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-jensen-beaudoin-sres-baa50277/ Instagram: @dawn.jensen.beaudoin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dawn.jensen.beaudoin Website: https://nwhouses4sale.com/   I'm Kareen Mills. I watched my mother struggle as an entrepreneur, so I made it my life's mission to help women and entrepreneurs just like her.   I thought becoming a Bank VP was the answer, only to discover my mother's story was repeating in brilliant, hardworking, ambitious women.   As a former Bank VP, I now use my insider knowledge in finance and business to help women become bankable, visible, and unforgettable.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kareenmills/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kareenmills/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kareenmills/   Links: https://kareenmills.com/   THE BIGGEST FRIENDSGIVING LIVE® EVENT here: https://friendsgivinglive.com/