Even if the seller finds the buyer him/herself, a commission is still owed to the brokerage.

Hence, the short seller might find his position unwound at an inconvenient time.

The couple lost their $56,000 deposit and walked away with nothing - and the sellers found another buyer.

Most of the time when deals went bad, the reason was simple: the seller found a buyer willing to pay more.

Other sellers find themselves in a quandary, especially if an offer comes quickly.

But some sellers are finding their way to acceptable compromises.

Other sellers have cut their price and still not found a buyer.

The neighbors want the seller to find a residential buyer.

The seller decides to increase the price to $15, but finds that he ends up making less money.

The seller decides to increase the price to $15, and finds that his revenue ends up increasing.