Most will "withdraw" the listing which doesn’t eliminate a commission earned if the seller sells you the property.That doesn’t mean that you cannot buy the house, it just means that the Broker has a right to collect a commission assuming they used an Exclusive Authorization and Right to Sell from the seller.There are basically 3 types of listing agreements two of which give the seller the ability to sell themselves without obligation to pay a commission...

He gets his commission check and goes to the local casino (this is Vegas).

I had to go infront of the planning commission.

A couple of commissions and a couple of sets of closing costs and you'd be pretty close to the line.You'd have to be getting them pretty cheap to resell them to some one who is also going to make a bundle on them.

They say they hire former loss mitigation folks from banks (pay commission for their work) and their hope is to do the short sale negotiating, paperwork etc.

I was going to forgo my agent and let him know that I plan on dealing with him directly, thus upping his commission to 6%.

Those are operating expenses, not the expenses that are capitalized (major capex, renting/renewal commissions etc) nor interest.

May also have expenses like lawn mowing or snow removal or similar things.When you sell, figure 8% of the sales price for closing costs plus commissions.

Real Estate agent commissions is the biggie.

A commission is small compared to your potential profit.