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[quote=Anonymous]i would suggest you hire a buyers agent but negotiate that since you have expertise in the field you would like some portion of the buyer's commission to be credited back to you at settlement.  if you legitimately do have knowledge on contracts this sounds reasonable (now, if you just THINK you have knowledge but really don't, that is a whole other story).

people seem to think that not having an agent gives them an upper hand in that they can negotiate down the sales price based on the savings in commission, but all it really does is give them less bargaining power as they do not have anyone representing them - and that sales agent may have been able to negotiate that price down anyway.

in this example, if you had a buyers agent you already would have seen the house, decided if you liked it or not, and either moved on or written a contract.  now because you are waiting for someone to "work for free" on your behalf you may have missed out on the house completely.

as far as responsibility,  the listing agent should absolutely want to show you the house as it is in the interest of her clients, the sellers, however, you are probably low on the priority list since there are others that seem like they are more solid buyers - that is probably what happened with them cancelling the showing on you.  a listing agent would not ignore a potential buyer just because they thought they were not getting the 3% from them, that just doesnt make sense, it was probably more a logistical issue.[/quote]

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