Justin Nimergood, founder of Top Gun Team at Epique Realty, asserts that most real estate teams fail because they scale before establishing a sustainable system. After three years of market research, Nimergood launched his team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a model designed to address what modern agents genuinely want: autonomy, personal brand development, and accessible production tools.
The foundation of Top Gun Team is built within the Epique Realty ecosystem, which provides structural advantages including reduced commission caps and monthly fees. On top of this base, Nimergood developed over a dozen additional benefits, creating a package with an estimated annual value exceeding $1 million per team member when accounting for both hard cost savings and time savings.
Agents receive a dedicated licensed transaction coordinator, weekly one-on-one coaching, monthly mastermind groups, and access to a proprietary sales curriculum called The Art of the Sale. The program has demonstrated immediate results, with one agent closing a million-dollar transaction within two weeks of completing the curriculum despite never having done so previously.
Lead generation support comes through a partnership with an AI-powered real estate platform that operates a supported call center for agent outreach campaigns. Virtual assistant services provide up to four hours of administrative support weekly per agent, addressing tasks that typically consume valuable production time.
A distinctive feature is the 5% referral commission paid in perpetuity to team members or referral partners who help recruit new agents. As long as the recruited agent remains on the team, the referral continues to pay, a structure Nimergood claims outperforms standard revenue share models both short and long-term.
Perhaps the most innovative component is the media production partnership with NewToMedia, a content network building locally recognized market experts. Each team member receives four free commercials, a dedicated territory on the platform, a custom landing page, three professionally hosted podcast episodes, and access to a revenue share program—a package valued at over $60,000 annually. An additional weekly media package provides eight professionally edited videos monthly, including branded social shorts ready for distribution, valued at over $30,000 annually.
"I've had agents tell me they looked into doing this on their own and were quoted $5,000 a month," Nimergood says. "We provide it because a consistent digital presence is infrastructure now, not optional."
The team maintains selective admission, targeting 12 to 20 agents in its first year. Nimergood focuses on two profiles: committed newer agents aiming for at least $10 million in annual production, and experienced agents who have plateaued and seek a different approach. He has rejected significantly more candidates than he has accepted, emphasizing that "this is a leadership development business" focused on building people rather than collecting production numbers.
