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My local market is hot right now in starter homes. I'm selling a starter home.

The market is also extremely slow in the price range I'm looking. I expect almost all of the open houses we've visited to still be on the market in a month or two. I'm not wasting anyone's time by looking at houses that will still be on the market when I'm ready to buy.

And local RE agents don't negotiate and will not list on MLS without full fees. They operate as a collusive oligopoly. We do have a very active local FSBO site though. And I can advertise in the company newsletter, as the house is walking distance from my building.