How Many Deals Can You Really Close Without a Transaction Coordinator?

There's a number every agent chases but almost nobody calculates honestly — the point where your deal volume stops scaling with your effort and starts degrading your business. The NAR 2025 Member Profile puts the median at 10 transactions a year, and there's a reason most agents hit a wall right around there. With the average residential transaction taking 40 working hours — 30 of them administrative — the math catches up fast. We break down the real ceiling, what it costs to ignore it, and the honest break-even point for hiring a transaction coordinator.