Debra Kamin

We're really in a David versus Goliath sort of situation where you have these individual sellers who want to sell their very valuable asset and an entire industry of realtors who are very committed to maintaining this status quo, mobilizing together to fight them every step of the way and make it extremely difficult to work around the system.

We're really in a David versus Goliath sort of situation where you have these individual sellers who want to sell their very valuable asset and an entire industry of realtors who are very committed to maintaining this status quo, mobilizing together to fight them every step of the way and make it extremely difficult to work around the system.

Michael, let me tell you about one of them.

Michael, let me tell you about one of them.

His name is Mike Chambers. He's a home seller in Boulder, Colorado.

His name is Mike Chambers. He's a home seller in Boulder, Colorado.

And I first became aware of him because a source sent me a video on Instagram that Mike had made.

And I first became aware of him because a source sent me a video on Instagram that Mike had made.

He created a handle called Realtors Hate Me, and he was chronicling the process of selling his house himself without an agent. Are you okay if I record our call? Yeah, that's fine. Okay. Fabulous. So I called him to find out what was going on, and he told me his story. Mike is a former professional athlete and entrepreneur.

He created a handle called Realtors Hate Me, and he was chronicling the process of selling his house himself without an agent. Are you okay if I record our call? Yeah, that's fine. Okay. Fabulous. So I called him to find out what was going on, and he told me his story. Mike is a former professional athlete and entrepreneur.

And Mike has a really nice house.

And Mike has a really nice house.

It's worth probably about $2.75 million.

It's worth probably about $2.75 million.

Really nice house, turnkey, renovated.

Really nice house, turnkey, renovated.

He decided to put it on the market. He interviewed a handful of real estate agents.

He decided to put it on the market. He interviewed a handful of real estate agents.

He knew about the settlement. He had read the reporting. He knew that things were supposed to be different now. There was supposed to be room for negotiation.

He knew about the settlement. He had read the reporting. He knew that things were supposed to be different now. There was supposed to be room for negotiation.