Question of novice I got a certain risky property off the market and really did not feel like working ...
Question of a rookie
I got a certain risky property off the market
And I really do not feel like working with that agent
Is it possible to submit an offer through another agent or not?
And is it fair or not?
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It is not worthwhile for the seller. Usually agents only put a house on MLS after the seller has given them exclusivity to sell. This means that even if the seller finds someone else the commission he will have to give according to the contract to the agent with whom he signed. From my experience they honor such agreements and that's a good thing. Unfortunately, there are Israelis who look for such shortcuts and apply directly or through another agent. The seller should not do such a side deal because he can be sued by the agent and it happens. If it's Olsler, the chance of a lawsuit is even greater.
Not fair at all
In any case it is not really fair / ethical… .but not really illegal
My opinion - getting a good off-market property is hard work - work for everything. Sometimes it takes months or years to build the appropriate connections, and it takes to scan dozens of properties and understand the market at a fundamental level in order to understand that this is a good business and to reach the owner directly without having to advertise in the foreign MLS, very hard work and whoever obtained the same property deserves a living. The way I see it, taking the property from him is "stealing" from his pocket for a fee, and beyond that you promise yourself that you will not receive any more properties from him and you will also create a name for yourself as someone who should not refer properties to him, so I pay a referral fee, especially if in the end Of course with the commission you are still buying a good property below the market price and can profit from the deal - just include the amount of the commission as part of the deal and see if it is still worthwhile, but as said it is according to everyone's conscience. Whoever is in this market as a player for a long time, so that he respects the rules so that they respect him back.
It is not accepted practice and not respectful but your decision
Is this an agent or a Wesler?
If it's an agent you do not have to represent you, you can bring your own agent or make an independent offer.
But he still represented the seller. If you want to remove it completely from the picture it is not simple, because it's Off Market does not really have a period of time in which the property is under the agent, because apparently there is no contract between them.
So it's mainly on the interpersonal level between the seller and his agent. In most cases if you contact the seller directly he will raise it in front of the agent and unpleasant.
This agent knows I'm not into working with him but he sends from time to time to try his luck
I think that for the sake of fairness, tell the agent that you are not interested and he will stop sending you. It is not acceptable to bypass it if it is the one who sent it to you and found you the deal
If possible, then yes, you can ask another dangerous person to contact Holsiller and submit or work through him.
As for fair… um it's already a question of what your heart tells you.
If it's Off Market, the contract is usually Holstler's and he's looking for a buyer who can close the deal.
So in any case you can not enforce it.
And in any case it is not customary to do this