Currently we work with the following guidelines when it comes with agents no agent exclusive agreement for a time frame but if a property is shown to me I will use them as a listing agent (this is the exclusive agreement) and if the agent points something out to me that is one the MLS, the first agent to email me it (not hotsheet it) will represent me.

This brokerage may engage in property management as its primary business but still house agents who exclusively do transactional deals. 

(U) "Exclusive right to sell or lease listing agreement" means an agency agreement between a seller and broker that meets the requirements of section 4735.55 of the Revised Code and does both of the following:(1) Grants the broker the exclusive right to represent the seller in the sale or lease of the seller's property;(2) Provides the broker will be compensated if the broker, the seller, or any other person or entity produces a purchaser or tenant in accordance with the terms specified in the listing agreement or if the property is sold or leased during the term of the listing agreement to anyone other than to specifically exempted persons or entities.

There is a water exclusion in my policy, but the bold part is where I have some hope. 

No getting around that fact.You can also ask how they rent the properties and when they tell you that they run newspaper ads, ask for one. 

We used bonds exclusively in CA to build out larger projects IE 200 to 500 lot communities. 

@Sara Taslitt we exclusively use Cozy.co.

I signed up for the local newspaper and had many conversations with friends and family who lived in the area.

Most exclusive right to sell agreements have a grace period where within a certain amount of time after the listing expires, if an offer is accepted from a buyer who was found while you held the listing, you are entitled to the commission. 

First off, exclusive access to the MLS 24/7, the ability to create other income streams in the RE Business, i.e. representing buyers and sellers, and the added benefit of knowing the ins and outs of a real estate contract and how to negotiate in my parties favor.