Making Offers on REO

[David D.]

Will I have better success if I make an all cash offer myself as a broker, or, make the offer through the listing agent?

I can offer a little more if I make the offer myself because I get part of the commission, but, I'm thinking I might have better overall success having the listing agent get the commission because (s)he might work harder and possibly have sway with the seller.

[Matt Kearney]

I am a licensed agent and will often give up my end of the commission to the other agent in order to incentivize them a little to push my deal through.

If giving up a small piece of the commission gets me a real good rehab deal with a $20k-$30k profit I think it's well worth the trade off.