Offering to pay Listing Agent commission for submitting offer

[Kathy Judd]

Hi everyone,

This question is towards the realtors. I haven't experienced but I figured I ask for future reference.

As a buyer, if I'm making an offer below listing price and that the listing agent is not willing to submit to the bank, or owners in some cases, is it ok to offer to pay for the lost commission so the agent still gets the same commission as the listing price?

I read a post on BP where the agent had a clause in the buyer's rep agreement similar to this but I'm not sure on the seller's side.

What's your thought on this?