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[quote=Anonymous]I know this has been addressed at least in passing, before, but I would appreciate some specific guidance.  Here is our situation:  we are currently living abroad.  We plan to move to Potomac in about a year, and so we have been researching the market heavily on line just to get a feel for it.  We also visited this summer and drove around A LOT and pinpointed one or two neighbor hoods we really like.  Our plan has been to rent for a year after we arrive in order to conduct a search on site and let us get to know the area better.  BUT, we just saw a house listed which we LOVE in a neighborhood we also LOVE, and so we are tempted to buy early and move right in.  I have a trip to the area coming up in a couple of weeks, so if the house is still on the market, I want to take a look and consider an offer.  But, since this really is a bit of an impulsive move, and since we are not generally planning on a full assault housing search at the moment, I really just want to go see the house without having to interview and choose a buyer's agent.  If this really is "the one", I would then like to keep options open, i.e., (a) not use a buyers agent and just use the listing agent; (b) not use a buyers agent and use a real estate lawyer; or (c) contact a buyers agent at that time to represent us in this transaction.

So, my questions for you experts out there are primarily:

1.  what do I need to do to go see the house without an agent but without shutting out any of my options; and

2.  any comments on my three options if we really are crazy enough to put in an offer now?

Many thanks in advance.  As we are in serious relocation planning mode at the moment, I cannot tell you how valuable this site has been![/quote]

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