Is it a bad idea to work with sellers agent as my buyers agent??

[Brian H.]

Hey everyone,

So I found a great potential property for myself to BRRRR, possibly. I don't know people in the area where the property is located and I was curious if it is generally a bad idea to work with the sellers agent? The property is REO, by the way. I just know I need to move very quickly on this to get it under contract so I am not sure how to go about finding another agent in the area if I shouldn't use the sellers agent.

Thanks for any advice you guys!