What to do if you know multiple Real Estate Agents?

[Eric Morman]

Hey fellow Real Estater’s!

So I have a question for all of you.

My wife and I recently purchased our first rental (currently house hacking a duplex while I renovate one side at a time, renting out the other)

My question regards multiple Real Estate Agents. Being in our early 30’s, between my wife and I we can probably personally name 20 Real Estate agents in our local area. Many of which are excited and want our business moving forward with our rental purchases, especially since I am a local carpenter.

What is the appropriate conversation/dialogue with some of these other Real Estate Agents that we have pretty good personal relationships with?

Currently we have committed to using an Agent to gain access to the MLS, but haven't signed a Buyers Agreement with yet. We do plan on using them for our next purchase in the near future.

Would it be out of line to keep these other avenues of communication open with all the other Agents in our sphere of influence? Maybe stating that if they bring us our next deal we will use them for closing?

I am just trying to figure out a way to continue building our local team, and still showing the value to each of the other Agents we “currently” aren’t using.

Thanks for your thoughts!