Switching Agents and Procuring Cases

[Frank S.]

Hello,

I'm switching my current broker.  I'm interviewing a replacement.  This is a hypothetical question. 

What if I submit a bid on a property I saw with a prior agent?  I will certainly notify my current buyer's agent of my previous bid or visit to a place. The last thing I want is legal trouble.

However, is there a time-frame one should ethically wait? A week, a month, or a year?  Can issues arise even after several months? Am I eternally bound to an agent that showed the property?   

I read about procuring cases and they are not fun. I don't want any part on that.

http://realtormag.realtor.org/law-and-ethics/law/a...

I think the right thing to do is to split the commission, but who am I to tell a buyer's agent what to do with their money?

Thanks, 

Frank