I made the mistake of letting a friend talk me into signing up with Century 21 Showcase of Highland CA. It is a 6 month contract and I made the mistake of believing they actually show the house physically to real people and even have an OPEN HOUSE. Boy was I completely WRONG! They put your house on the internet with all the others and forget about it. They expect the homeowner to drum up somebody to buy the house while they sit back on their arsses and expect the 6% commission. They won't let you out of the contract and they want you to lower the price so low you are giving it away. My agent talked me into putting in new tile and carpeting and painting, plus decluttering which I put into a storage unit, and then lowballed the price of my house compared to houses in sad condition going for much more. As for my pet cat...she had to have her food and water put out of site in the shed at the side of the house. Needless to say we had words when it was obvious they had no intention of showing the house nor listing the emenities of the house. I told them to raise the price instead of further reducing it as they had planned. It IS MY HOUSE after all! I will sit out the 6 months and go to the realtor I originally was going to use to begin with, a bit more smarter after this episode with Century 21 Showcase Highland California......The lazy do nothing realtor company.