avoid buyers commission

[Travis Schreiber]

Trying to get the price down on buying.. Can you write the offer yourself on a house listed by a realtor to avoid paying a commission to buyers realtor?  Can you expect the seller to take that savings off the price of the house, say 2-3% off asking price and negotiate the price down from there?  Is this possible?  Its so frustrating paying these commissions with all of the free options available to a buyer now.  Thanks for your time and help!!

[Wayne Brooks]

Essentially, no.  Even if you could “write your own offer” the agent has no obligation to reduce the commission.  If they did, it wouldn’t be by the full commission offered to a buyer agent that would be dealing with you and guiding you through the process.