Exclusive Listing

Realtors will hit you up for this little chit when you go to sell your home. When it's an exclusive, the realtor collects a check no matter how the home sells, as long as it sells within a specified period of time.

So if you've got an exclusive listing with Ronnie Remax (the guy whose face is plastered on all those benches downtown), but then your kindly grandmama decides to buy your place, just to help you out...well, she's gonna be helping Ronnie, too.