Last summer a Realtor got an email from a local real estate attorney who wanted to buy a house. He’d just gotten engaged and wanted to save some money by representing himself.

This attorney wanted to do all the work an agent would do to find and buy his first home, and get paid a commission for his work. She explained to him that the commission is payable to the listing agent who agrees to pay a portion of it to the Realtor representing a buyer.

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