Commission inactive real estate license

[Peter Lin]

Can I earn the commission if I buy a house for personal use under my inactive real estate license?  TIA

[Dustin Allen]

@Peter Lin

Any commission would need to be paid to a licensed real estate Broker. You may be able to write your offer with a seller credit and make the argument that you are representing yourself.

The hard part is that the listing agent already has an agreement with the seller and doesn’t have to give up what was already agreed to to make a deal. They might do it though.

You might also look at hanging your license with someone to earn the commission, if it’s enough. You’d have to see if the fees involved and the split made sense to go do all of that.