> currently, it is illegal to pay anyone a commission for selling your house except a licensed real estate agent. I think you are confused about a realtor not

> currently, it is illegal to pay anyone a commission for selling your house except a licensed real estate agent. I think you are confused about a realtor not being able to pay a finder's fee to anyone but a licensed agent. You, as a seller, are free to pay anyone any commission you like. Unless of course you've contracted that right away in an agreement with a seller's agent. But that's just normal contract law.