Buying property for your own as Realtor

[Ellen Holter]

Hi,

I'm a new Realtor and want to buy a house for myself. I have not yet sold or bought a house for clients. What do you do as a Realtor if you want to buy a house for yourself? Do you buy the house through your broker with the disclosure that you are a real estate agent as well (and get a split of the commission)? Or do you buy the house without your broker or any other agent (with the disclosure that you are an agent, but now just buying for yourself without acting as an agent).. and do you negotiate a lower selling prices with the seller because they don't have to pay a buyer commission? 

Or does anyone have another idea?

Thanks