Investing as a Realtor - How does commission with brokerage work?

[Jacqueline Nguyen]

Hi, I am a newly licensed real estate agent in Texas and have a few questions about buying investment properties. If I find an off market property, can I use the TREC (Texas real estate commission) one to four residential contract between myself and the seller? I'm a little confused how this works as I know when you buy off market, you get to avoid agent fees. However, if I am an agent buying an investment property for myself, does the seller have to pay any commissions to my brokerage? Am I now representing as a buyers and sellers agent since im a realtor? How does this work?