Are Real Estate Agents Clueless on how to work with Investors?

[James McGovern]

On numerous occasions, clueless real estate agents want to put me on automation where they send me searches from the MLS. They seem to be focused on morphing this into a buyer/broker arrangement.

I continue to scratch my head wondering why they haven't figured out that I just might be more interested in off-market properties and that a buyer/broker agreement is unattractive because we need a ton of flexibility in how we purchase properties and don't want to be handcuffed.

[Russell Brazil]

Are you offering them upfront fees?

I'm guessing not. So if you aren't willing to pay them upfront, and you arnt willing to enter a buyer/broker agreement to make sure they get paid when they close.....then why would they want to work with you?

It's a business. They got to get paid. If you arnt paying, then they arnt working for you.