Buying agent hosting an open house for listing agent?

[Dorit Harrell]

I'm hoping to get some feedback and perspective on this offer that was made to us. My husband and I are rehabbers and my husband also has a broker's license, so when we finish a project, we list it under his broker license and we hold open houses as the agent and owner of the property. We just put a beautiful house in Garden Grove on the market on Friday and today received an offer from a local buying agent with a well known firm that he would like to hold open houses for us Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend in order to get a buyer and earn the 2.5% commission we're offering and that on top of that he will throw us an extra $500 for allowing him to do this. I have all sorts of alarms going off in my head but can anyone tell me if this is typical or something I shouldn't be worried about?

[Michael Cooper]

Happens a lot.  A good, hungry agents know there's a good chance they can pick up a buyer (and maybe a seller in the neighborhood) at you open house, Especially for a remodeled home in Garden Grove.

You definitely have to vet  him and make sure he is professional and capable - he is representing your home to the market. You might also want to talk to him about bird-dogging deals for you - he sounds like a real go-getter!