– some properties are only available for view via lockbox or showings with an agent… you’d cut yourself out of those properties. Open houses are not the entire market.

I’ve called selling agents and asked to view a property in the past. Sometimes, it didn’t go over well, but most of the time I was quite successful.

As far as working with an atty vs a broker — the buyer’s broker gets paid a commission based on the sale price. The HIGHER the sale price is, the more the buyer’s agent gets paid. Does that seem right to you?

The attorney can get a pre-negotiated fee for a closing.