Real estate agent for Houston.

[Andrew Yen]

Hi. Is It normal for real estate agents in Houston to make you sign a exclusive right to act buyer agreement right off the bat? I've had this happen to me 2 times already. I'm looking for an agent to help me find homes, but I don't want to be binded to them if I don't like how they work. 

[Matthew Rolf]

@Andrew Yen Normal?  I guess yes.  I can only speak of my office's policies.  We need to have the buyer rep signed before sending in offers.  Many agents want to protect their time, so they ask for it to be signed right away.  I only ask for it to be signed once offers are going to be submitted.  Just like you mentioned, to ask someone to sign the buyer rep when you don't even know if you are a good fit doesn't sit well with me.  I'm sure I'll get burned / have been burned for this, but the majority of the time I believe doing it this way is the better business practice.