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How do I sell a fully furnished house ?

I'd like to sell my furniture with my house. How do I sell a fully furnished house? I don't want to negotiate pieces and I don't want to deal with the hassle of trying to sell off all of it separately. I can't take it with me to my next location. Can I include all the furniture in the list price? Or will that turn off potential buyers?

How do I rent back my house after it's sold?

How do I rent back my house after it's sold? I'm hoping to sell and then stay for a couple weeks to do work on a new place. What are strategies for negotiating this?

Are there property investment groups to join?

I want to invest in property/properties, but I don't want the responsibility of managing it or incurring all the costs. Are there property investment groups to join? Like a pool of investors that all buy property and share the profit or loss? If these exist, how can I find one?

Can the commission rate change?

Can the commission rate change? Can an agent decide to charge a higher commission once there's an offer? What if my home takes a long time to sell, can the agent decide to charge me a higher commission? If so, is the agent required to tell me that they are charging a higher commission?

Is it better to work with a broker or agent?

Is it better to work with someone that is a broker? What advantage would they have? Or is an agent better? What's the difference between and agent and a broker?

Do I get my earnest money back?

Help me understand earnest money. What is it? Why do I need to pay it? Does it go towards my home purchase? What if I back out, do I get that money back? Clearly I need some help in understanding how this works. Thanks.

Do I have to commit to just one agent??

I met a great couple of agents, but after first 5 or so places they gave to us to look at the others they have given me are: too expensive, not the features we want not in area we ask. Am l expecting too much?? Need a place soon

Can I make the buyer pay all the closing costs?

How can I get my costs as low as possible on my home sale so I can make the biggest profit? Can I get the buyer to pay closing costs?

How many houses should I view before buying one?

Requiring a home seller to sign a buyer-broker AAR?

My potential Selling Agent wants me to not only sign the listing agreement exclusive right to sell which is understandable but also a buyer-broker exclusive Employment Agreement for 7 mo. is this even ethical? He also won't give me a listing price until i sign the listing agreement. How do I know if I want to hire him without that?