Agents on both sides, me in the middle

[Travis Church]

Hi Pockets Peeps,

New agent, long time investor here with a bit of a pickling pregunta for y'all.

Someone reached out to me  who is a friend of the property owner that is listed by another agent. They personally know the owner and say they want me to try to find a buyer. This is not someone I know personally, and really don't know why they brought this to my attention, other than to try to help their friend sell their house (which is the listing agents job, not mine). That's the seller's side.

The potential buyer is a cash investor with an agent looking for a property. The seller's property potentially fits their profile.

What is the best way to navigate this without cutting myself out of the deal?

I'm thinking my options are as follows:

Do a finder's fee on both sides?

OR  Wait for the listing to expire and then write an assignable contract, assign to the investor, collect assignment fee.

I'm sure I can't be the first person in this situation, any advice is appreciated! What do y'all think?