Creative financing - how do you get past realtor?

[Ivan Jouikov]

Questions:

1) Whenever creative financing is involved, ie subject to seller's existing financing or lease option with the seller, the Realtor doesn't get anything because no sale takes place - correct?

2) How do you get past the realtor so you can talk to the owner directly? Send mail/knock on door? Can you get the realtor to release the seller's contact information?