That doesn't make sense. If you go to the seller's agent directly, they get the entire commission instead of splitting it with a buyer's agent. It's in their best interests financially to not have a buyer's agent come along. But that's also terrible for you because it's a conflict of interest for the agent to represent the buyer and seller.
More likely, they didn't see you as a serious buyer if you don't have an agent. There are a lot of tire kickers out there.
> More likely, they didn't see you as a serious buyer if you don't have an agent. There are a lot of tire kickers out there.
That's definitely it. I literally never got my foot in the door. My plan (which I never executed) was to use a real estate attorney and lower the offer by 3% since no buyer's agent commission would be needed. I had read about people doing this, but it didn't seem viable in a hot market unless you are flush with cash. I wasn't an all cash buyer.
More likely, they didn't see you as a serious buyer if you don't have an agent. There are a lot of tire kickers out there.