>>My wife tells me I do way to much work for free and in most cases I agree with her. My sister in law who works for Coldwell also says the same thing…<< No offense, but with median home price above $500,000. For a 6% commission $30,000. A lot of work should be done. Yes I realize the agent has to split it and the firms take the majority, but still, an expected commission is $30,000 for most Americans, that represents a year's worth of work.