I considered listing as 'for sale by owner' to save on commissions, and even put up Rent2Own signs which did get a lot of interest in the first weekend.However, after looking at the refinance term sheet from that weekend, I decided to just cut my losses short and sell.

Asked me to come up a little and I went to $293k and waived my commission.

Reach out to agencies in your area (housing commission, Saint Vincent DePaul, etc.) explain the situation and ask them who provides eviction prevention assistance to renters.

Every commission agreement between a listing agent and seller is negotiable and the negotiated percentage is determined by the Seller and it is shared buy the listing brokerage and the brokerage that brings the buyer. 

Integrity goes a long way.You can also give a very generous closing gift, offer additional information/services post-closing, and/or offer a rebate for a portion of your commission at/near closing time. 

@Greg ScottPeople don’t know what they don’t know and think they are doing something great by raising $ and hoping to reap the rewards - not understanding that if it goes bad it can go very bad for them.Mauricio also posted a LinkedIn post on this and it’s always been a challenge and for those who have sales people but cannot pay them a commission like most sales jobs offer unless they are licensed.

Presuming you are somewhat real estate savvy you can list it on MLS yourself and avoid giving up the seller’s commission you would pay with an agent.  

Ideally you would find something with a base salary plus commissions.

There is no fix rate like $5000 for a commission?

Commissions have always been a point of negotiation :-)~ Lindsey