[Alberta's Child]

I bought my last home with an exceptional buyer's agent.

I know he's exceptional because during the process he had several opportunities to work against my interests -- and he didn't. At one point he even recommended that I should not make an offer on a home that was being listed by another agent in his own company.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I can see where a buyer’s agent is sometimes needed like with 1st time buyers that need a lot of assistance in getting the home loan.

I tell sellers to try to sell it yourself 1st, one story I heard was where the realtor was planting the for sale sign and the next door neighbor came over and bought the house.

[citizen]

Unless one is willing and able to figure out everything associated with buying/selling - and there's a lot, - if you have a good agent, trust them.

Most of the earn their fee, imo.

[joesbucks]

They have a fiduciary responsibility to you. That’s why.

[Fury]

I bought my last home with an exceptional buyer's agent....

An example of a Seller's agent being a jerk - I found a nice home and made an offer. The Seller countered. That was fine.

I wanted a couple things looked at in more detail in the home inspection.

The Seller's agent went off on my Buyer agent and refused.

I later found out that the house eventually was sold with the Seller Agent also representing the Buyer. And the house sold for LESS than what I offered (and by more than the 3% that my Buyer agent would have been entitled to).

The Seller agent cost the Seller money in that deal, as myself and the eventual buyer were both using a mortgage to buy.

I made sure that people in the area knew that the Seller agent cost the Seller money in the deal.