You need to sell your house. So you paint the front door and clean out the garage. You put an ad in the local paper, build a website and hold an open house but you don't get any buyers. Eventually you call that "Top Agent" who has been pestering you to list your home in the local MLS. The commission is a lot of money but you rationalize the thousands spent will be offset by the top dollar the agent says you will get for the house. Once you sign the agent's unbreakable listing contract you naturally assume the "Top Agent" will handle everything. Really? Think again. Before you list your home...