If part-time, commission, self-employed then the 😈 is in the details. 

We did not have enough cash to close so we asked him to give up some commission and he did to close the deal.

What you would gain in the beginning is access to MLS and commissions from your purchase.

This agent is more likely to help push the sale through as they will receive the full commission (no split with another agent). 

Hi, I'm a former Deputy Director of a State Real Estate Commission.

Even then they work on teams so if 15,000 commission half might go to brokerage.

Perhaps, some of the irritation is due to the low cost of homes/inventory in my market, resulting in a trivial amount of commission income upon a successful closing and more importantly, time away from building my real estate business and personal investments.  

Another thought I had was to do the short-term rental on my primary residence (with longer stays only -- the house would easily yield $2-10K per WEEK depending on the season (Naval Academy Commission Week, Annapolis boat shows, etc...) and move into the tiny house when my primary is rented...Is anyone doing that?

This section seems to be at the heart of the matter:"This method of setting the buyer broker commission is wholly different from the method that would exist absent the Buyer Broker Commission Rule.

I’m not saying FSBO is better than an agent, but I AM saying you can successfully sell your own home if you want to recapture the seller’s agent commission as your own.