If agent is also investor, would there be a conflict of interest?

[Jerry Poon]

I am working with an agent who mentioned to me that he, along with his partners, would be looking for investment properties for themselves. I am very sure that they would be looking for properties very similar to what I want. Would there be a conflict of interest, as they would obviously take the best deals out there for themselves?

[Michael Noto]

This is a potential issue that almost every one of my investor clients brings up during our initial meeting. I've been doing this a while and have never ran into a situation where me and a client were considering the same property at the same time.