Buyer needs an agent?
A property is being sold by someone we know. They asked if we had an agent. Maybe they did not and wanted ours to be dual. Maybe they had an agent and hoped we did not to save 3% by using their agent or maybe their agent could be dual. Or they may have wanted the sale with no agent. The steps are locate a property, title search, agree on price, buyer inspection, seller disclosers, appraisal, closing. A lawyer we talked to said they could handle the title search and likely the closing. Our lender will do the appraisal, and as buyer were would pay the inspection and request the seller to supply sellers disclosure documents. Since the house was repaired and was a rental for many months, it must be liveable so we would not expect any serious issues from the inspection but who knows. So why do we need a buyer's agent if the seller has one or the seller does not want one involved at all? This person has sold several properties so they know alot about how to price a property so in a way they don't need an agent. If they want one either theirs or mine or a dual then they would likely just adjust their price up to accommodate the commission. Question is why do we as buyer need an agent based on the above scenarios.
3 off topic comments and one that includes things we don't need.