There are agents doing commission sharing. Be careful because they may be selling you their listing. When they sell you their listing they are receiving both sides of the commission. There is no other agent involved to share the commission. What is wrong with that you ask?  You are receiving part of the commission, however the agent is representing the seller not you. No matter what they tell you they must represent the seller if no other agent  is involved. So be careful what you are buying.

It may be wiser to hire a buyer’s agent at a fixed fee to be paid when you are satisfied with the deal and request the discount from the seller’s agent. This way you have representation.

Remember this is a commission driven business and that becomes a dominant motivator for the seller’s agent. You can talk all day about professionalism, but when commissions are involved they sometimes  override professionalism.

I have been licensed 44 years and began  representing investors. I had to learn to protect my client’s interest to keep them as clients.  I remember sweating one large apartment deal I wanted it to close, but there was some problems that would damage my client. I refused to close until they were solved.


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