Are real estate agents bias?

[Michael L.]

I recently had a r/e agent tell me that their firm only transact with bank qualified buyers. Is this normal and why only bank qualified?? Or, was that person just being a jerk on a Friday🤷🏼‍♂️?

[Travis Timmons]

Buyers waste the time of agents. I believe that the average buyer looks at 18 houses prior to making an offer. If you can show proof of funds or pre-approval, have a specific criteria that you are looking for in a property, or have a track record/portfolio of other properties to refer to, then the chances that an agent's time will be completely wasted is lower. A high producing agent does not want to give any more free advice or hours...he/she probably spent years working with anyone that would talk to him/her starting out. Any business is the same...I'm 7 years into a traditional business and I only want to work with a specific profile of customer. 6-7 years ago, I'd take on anything because I needed the money so badly. 

The more that you can show that you are ready and serious, the more time and attention that a successful agent will spend time working with you.