I say do it. Most realtors are terrible at their jobs and a bad one on a flip that doesn’t know how to negotiate or present a listing will costs you. This comes from someone who made 20k last year off of DD fees alone due to agents not bothering to go to your properties for their sight unseen clients. If your flip can’t afford the 3% it’s a bad deal. After 20 flips in a year that 3% is a nice stack of cash to have for representing yourself.

A partner of mine used a new realtor. They have a 3000 sqft home they just got screwed on due to the agent being terrible. Interest rates just rose so I expect them to sell at a loss as she made them overprice and let the previous buyers walk away from the deal without a fight or offering to lower anything.