Careers at Roots · Indianapolis

Real estate careers in Indianapolis, with a team that invests.

Roots was founded by agents who invest in Indianapolis real estate. Join a team with the systems, coaching and people to help you grow your business.

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Agents: 14; on the Roots team
Closings: 531; buyer and seller sides, since 2023
Deal Sheet subscribers: 3,900+; Indy investors, every week
On Google: 4.9; 81 Google reviews of Roots and our agents

Your next chapter

Different starting points. The same long view.

You’ve built momentum. Keep building.
Bring the relationships you’ve earned. We’ll talk honestly about what would help your business grow from here, and whether Roots is the right fit.
- A CRM and follow-up system built around your database
- Listing marketing and a transaction coordinator, contract to close
- Peers who can work through investment deals with you
- A written offer that shows your split, rung by rung, before you decide
Talk about your next move
Build strong habits from the start.
Newly licensed, or still working toward it? Learn the business beside a team that takes the work, and your questions, seriously.
- A 12-week onboarding program with a weekly mentor call
- Learn to judge a home as a place to live and an investment
- A daily routine for prospecting and follow-up
- Clear expectations, written down before you commit
Talk about getting started

The business side

How Roots agents earn, in plain terms.

Nobody should join a team without understanding the money. Here’s the model. You’ll get your own numbers in writing before you decide.

Ask us to walk through the numbers

Per calendar year. The count starts over every January. Net is after @properties’ standard 8% brokerage share on your own clients. On leads Roots provides, Roots covers it. Roots’ company cap lowers the share to 3% for the rest of 2026.
Closings	Your split	You keep
1 to 12	60/40	55.2%
13 to 24	65/35	59.8%
25 to 36	70/30	64.4%
37+	75/25	69.0%

Your split climbs with your closings.New agents start at 60/40. Your split steps up as you close more homes in a calendar year, and the count starts over every January. The climb is automatic. You hit the closings and it moves. Experienced agents can start higher on the ladder based on their production. We’ll show you where you’d start, and the net figure for every rung, in your offer.
Deals you bring.On a client from your own sphere or marketing, nothing else comes off the top. @properties takes its brokerage share, then your split applies.
Leads Roots provides.When Roots provides the client, a referral comes off the top before your split: 25% on a buyer or website lead, 35% on a listing lead. Roots covers the @properties share on those deals.
The admin fee.Each file carries a $500 admin fee that your client pays at closing, $250 when the same client closes again that year. It doesn’t come out of your split.
What you cover.Board dues and MLS access, licensing and CE, e-key and lockbox fees, listing photos, sign fees, and your own phone and travel. Roots covers the CRM and tools, business cards, signs and lockboxes, marketing collateral and transaction coordination.
Your license.Roots Realty Co. is a team at @properties. Your license is held at @properties, our brokerage, and Roots runs the team around you. Already at @properties? Your license and managing broker stay where they are.

The business behind your business

Spend more time with clients. Get support for the work around them.

Explore the resource library

Listing marketing.Listing coordination, marketing collateral, social content, and video and photo assets on select listings.
Transaction support.A transaction coordinator from contract to closing, plus admin help. You stay responsible for advising your client.
A client library.17 guides and calculators, from buyer and seller guides to rental and house-hack underwriting models, to send after a conversation or work through together.
Tools and a network.Dotloop, Zenlist and Canva Pro access, plus agents who invest and the lenders, contractors and partners you’ll meet through Roots.

Connected to the Roots CRM

The Roots CRM: know more before you call.

A client tells us what they need.
A planning quiz, a buyer, seller or investor intake, a resource request, or a showing request.
The context stays with the contact.
Their answers, requested resources and history land in the CRM. Routing considers existing relationships and any agent the client asked for.
You follow up with a purpose.
Start the consult with their questions already in hand. The relationship is still yours to build.

A week at Roots

What a week on the team looks like.

Tuesdays, 9:30am: Team meeting.The whole team, every week.
Weekly: Your mentor call.New agents get a one-on-one call with a mentor every week for their first 90 days.
Monthly: Team training.Training, coaching and team events are part of the deal.
Around town: Roots Masterclasses, Coffee & Connect and Indy Street Sweeps.Meet buyers, sellers, investors and local pros, learn from local operators, and help clean up Indianapolis parks and neighborhoods.

Coaching, collaboration, accountability

Bring your questions. Bring your ambition.

Max Moore and Tyler Lingle founded Roots around an investment-minded approach to real estate: look past the next closing and help clients make decisions they can stand behind.

A weekly team meeting, mentor calls for new agents, and direct access to leadership make room to work on your business. Bring the deal you’re working through or the habit you’re building.

Talk it throughLearn with teammates and bring leadership the questions that matter.
Stay curiousTake feedback and share what you know.
Own your follow-throughProspect consistently, keep your CRM current, and do what you say you’ll do.
Put people firstCommunicate clearly, serve clients well, and show up for the team.

Meet the Roots team

Co-FounderMax Moore

Co-FounderTyler Lingle

Featured agent

Meet Amanda Henriott, 2026 Chair of the MIBOR BLC Policy Committee.

Licensed in Indiana · Roots Realty Co. at @properties

Amanda spent nearly 20 years in retail management, then worked a brokerage front desk that paid for her license. She was licensed on March 17, 2022, joined @properties in 2024 and Roots in 2025.

Read Amanda’s story

Leadership and awards

MIBOR BLC Policy Committee2026 Chair
Boone County MIBOR2026 Vice Chair
RPAC Trustee, Hendricks County2025 to 2027
MIBOR REAL Academy of LeadershipClass of ’25
Indiana Association of REALTORS® Leadership AcademyClass of ’27
Denver Hutt “Rising Star”2025 Boone County MIBOR
MRP, Military Relocation Professional2026

Life at Roots

The team, in the room.

Team days, community events and a lot of coffee. These are the people you’d be working beside.

Show up for Indianapolis

Come meet the people behind Roots.

Roots Masterclasses
Learn real estate and investing from local operators, and bring your own questions.Next: Thu, Dec 3Explore Masterclasses
Coffee & Connect
A morning meetup with buyers, sellers, investors and local pros, before the workday starts.Next: Wed, Nov 18Explore Coffee & Connect
Indy Street Sweeps
Spend a few hours with the team and neighbors cleaning up Indianapolis parks and neighborhoods.Dates coming soonExplore Street Sweeps

See all events

Before we talk

A few things you might be wondering.

Do I need to be an experienced agent?

No. We talk with experienced agents, newly licensed agents and people still working toward a license. Tell us where you are today so we can have the right conversation.

Do I need to own investment property?

No. Roots was founded by investors, and agents who invest work here too. You’ll learn to look at a home the way an investor does, but you don’t need a rental to serve clients well.

How do splits and fees work?

New agents start at 60/40, and your split climbs to 65/35, 70/30 and 75/25 as you close more homes in a calendar year. On leads Roots provides, a referral of 25% (buyer or website) or 35% (listing) comes off the top and Roots covers the @properties share. Your client pays the admin fee. We’ll put every number in writing before you decide.

Does Roots provide leads?

Yes, though we won’t promise you a number. Inquiries come from the Roots website, client quizzes and intakes, company intro calls and BiggerPockets. They go to agents in the team’s lead pools, and a lead nobody works moves to the next agent. We expect a response within 20 minutes, and clients Roots provides stay with Roots. You’re still the driver of your own business.

Where will my license be held?

At @properties. Roots Realty Co. is a team at @properties, so your license is held with the brokerage and Roots runs the team around you. If you’re already at @properties, nothing about your license moves.

What support do newer agents get?

A 12-week onboarding program: a weekly call with your mentor for your first 90 days, a reading list, coffee with everyone on the team, and a scorecard at day 90. Add the Tuesday team meeting and teammates who’ve worked through the same deals. The standard is clear too: 10 open houses in your first month and 2 or more closings a month within 90 days.

Can I work part-time?

Our standards are written for full-time agents, including the Tuesday team meeting and 2 or more closings a month within 90 days. If you’re part-time today, tell us your plan and we’ll be straight with you about whether it fits.

I’m not licensed yet. Can you help?

Yes. Start a conversation and tell us where you are in the process. Once you’re licensed, your license is hung with @properties and onboarding starts.

What should we discuss before I make a move?

Your goals, how you work today, how much support you want, and what you’d need to see to make a move worth it. Bring your questions about money, leads and expectations. We’d rather answer them up front.

Can I speak with leadership before applying?

Yes. Email Max directly at max@maxmoorerealty.com, or book a 30-minute call. You don’t need to fill out the form first.

What happens after I apply?

Your application goes to the Roots team. If it looks like a fit, we’ll reach out to set up a conversation, usually over coffee or a visit to the office. If we both want to keep going, you get a written offer before you decide anything.

Join Roots

Let’s talk about what you want to build.

Tell us where you are, where you want to go, and what you’re looking for in a team. This starts a conversation with no commitment.

Exploring a move quietly? Email Max directly at max@maxmoorerealty.com, or book a private 30-minute call.