Solutions?

The only exception to this, in my opinion, is if you have put together a really strong network and have access to buyers/ solutions that the agent might not otherwise. 

Pictured above is lovely old home located dead smack in the middle of the BIG city of Houston... looking at the lot and the ENORMOUS trees you would never think so! 

I place my signs on trees as often as I can. 

I'm going to do some inexpensive facelifting, too, at the property, (trim painting, mulch, and up-lights on trees) so the cool techies from Google will want to live there ;-) And yes I do have laundry on site. 

I think that a solution would be to NOT give up your passion for business, but rather set limits for yourself.

My introduction is a bit different, my description would vary a little "Thank you for taking the time to visit my property...standing in the front yard looking at the front door, to your left is the garage...to the right is a giant olive tree...behind that..."

I don't think you want to become a broker, I wouldn't, with the required paper work, admin, record retentions,etc, let alone if you start hiring agents, and have 5-10 walking liabilities running do who knows what.Perhaps the simplest solution would be find a broker who works as a "transaction fee" broker: one who doesn't necessarily take a percentage of the commission but a flat fee per transaction; typically say a $350 brokerage fee and something like a $250 'record retention" fee (which is typical here-paid by the client or otherwise eaten by the agent. 

Heck, it doesn't matter to us if it is tobacco, marijuana or moss off the trees... it can't be smoked on the premises, inside or out.

Always sure for solutions and don't dwell on the problems that will arise.