Today we have Don Lawyer on our show. Don comes to us from Dallas Texas and specifically Arlington and has been in real estate since 1986. With 32 years of successful background he owns a 12 person team. Don talks to us about his decision to leave Keller Williams and joined EXP. He explains why he started looking in other options and talks to us about his research and final decision.    Learn More about eXp Realty - Click here to watch a quick 7 Minute Intro Video. Remember our disclaimer: The materials and content discussed within this podcast are the opinions of Kevin Cottrell and/or the guests interviewed.  This information is intended as general information only for listeners of the podcast. Listeners should conduct their own due diligence and research before making any business decisions. This podcast is produced completely independently of eXp Realty and is not endorsed, funded or otherwise supported by eXp Realty directly or indirectly.     In this episode: Research and due diligence  Thoughts of the conservatives Profit Sharing Growth in leadership Differences between EXP and the Keller Williams system Collaboration inside and across EXP EXP Stock Investment Collaboration the culture the willingness to help Want to Learn More about eXp Realty? If you are interested in learning more about eXp, reach out to the person who introduced you to eXp or contact Don to inquire or ask questions. Contact Don: Phone:817 657 9159 email [email protected]     TRANSCRIPTION Kevin: Welcome to the show Don. Don: Thanks for having me on. Kevin: I'm looking forward to the conversation today. I know that you are a... as I've had it described and I've gotten to know you. You're a real professional real estate practice you've done your due diligence and I mean there are a lot of people like you out there in the real estate business. But before we dive into your decision to move your business away from Keller Williams and over EXP for those that aren't familiar with you why don't you give a little bit about your team and your real estate practice. Don: Sure. I got in the business in 1986. I was 19.. I've pretty much been doing this my whole life to do anything else. So glad it worked out so far. Thirty two years I have a 12 person team now 10 of us who work with the clients and into admin. Last year we did 260 sales for 67 days. Kevin: And you're in the Dallas Fort Worth or specifically Arlington Texas area. Don: Yeah we work the whole DFW area located in Arlington. Kevin: Fantastic and I always bring that up because I know there'll be plenty of people listening to this both within EXP and outside and you know want them as we'll get your contact information at the end to be able to know where to send those referrals if they have them for your area. To tie that down so they know who they're listening to. Don: Thank you. Kevin: Well you know when I first ran across your name and you know like Gene Frederick and you and many others we were all with Keller Williams for a long time. It caught me off guard because I know you were like a staple and a main major player in that Arlington Market Center and you're from my perspective a somewhat conservative very smart business guy. What made you decide to take a look at it in terms of options for your business specifically about EXP. In other words somebody has been around for a number of years. Something changed and then in 2017 you made some decisions after seeing you go year after year with Keller Williams. What made you decide to start looking at options. Don: We use the name Keller Williams in this interview. Because I referenced everything to that previous life because what with a lot of the same reasons why I was sent to court one craved two years before I saw the Keller Williams business model and I didn't ever see anything like that. As far as the profit shar