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Originally Posted by Sweet Pea
Boy - I guess I am behind times - I've NEVER heard of being tied to a realtor by a contract if you are BUYING a home - only if selling. That's like being tied by a contract to only one car dealership when buying a new vehicle. I could understand the moral and ethical obligation, IF you decided to buy a home that the first realtor had already shown you - but.... something smells fishy to me. If the realtor I was working with wasn't working in my best interest and I didn't feel he/she was actively looking for what I wanted ..... I'd fire them! - and if there was a contract, I'd be reading the fine print - surely you have an out.
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We were looking in this area (Portage Wisconsin) a few years ago and the realtor's operated the same way, which is that they required a "contract" so there is nothing unusual about it.