Over the years I've had several of my regular agents contact me about doing a listing inspection on some of their higher end properties and they'd use it as a marketing tool. Kind of a 'signature' listing. I'd do a few of these for each agent and then never hear about the concept again..... in every case. It just never takes off. I think buyers are just too skeptical. I know I would be.

Don't worry, you're not alone in the biz being down.... I just had my worst month in the last 5 years. It will come back..... and when it does a lot of the competition will have moved on to something else.