It all depends how much the listing agent is willing to rebate the buyer for running both sides of the deal. Also sometimes you need to see how one property compares to another and without using your own agent on the buy side it will be hard to do.
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In regards to Redfin yes some people in the industry don’t like Redfin because they refund commissions and if Redfin is doing it people will ask if a franchise agent would be willing to match that . Also people think Redfin agents aren’t motivated to act quickly or somehow aren’t as professional or knowledgeable because they haven’t had to go find their own clients and they are salaried– not saying that’s true just what some people think. Other agents at the franchises think they will be doing most of the work if they get into a contract with a Redfin agent or that Redfin is too slow…
