We have dual agency here where technically I can represent both the seller and the buyer but you can see how there may be a conflict of interest in that situation. 

If you did the listing broker most likely they are NOT representing you unless DUAL AGENCY is allowed in their state.Even if it is I wouldn't consider that representation.No way on an REO it would take a month for an answer.Are you sure this isn't a short sale requiring a BOA approval??

Dual agency- having both the buyer and seller represented by the same agent- I have often heard compared to going to court and having the same attorney represent both the plaintiff and the defendant.

Hello all,My name is John Hernandez and I recently graduated from UTSA in San Antonio Texas with a dual major in Finance and Real Estate Finance and Development this past December.

Dual agency in Illinois is legal, but it has to be agreed upon by both the sellers and the buyers.

This owes to the simple fact that two can live almost as cheaply as one (as far as food, rent and utilities go) while still enjoying dual income.

I was just wondering if people are willing to share their level or education or what kind of full time job (if not real estate) that they have and their level of success with real estate. of course if you make a lot more money, its easily to play with properties, but I want to hear about the 30 year old plumbers who own and manage 30 properties on the side, etc.Personally I just graduated Washington University in St.Louis with a dual major in finance and accounting and now I'm working at wells fargo as a trader.

In fact many brokerages have internal rules against dual agency even if the law allows it in a particular market.

@Brian BandasCongrats on coming to the realization that marketing is an important aspect to finding deals for growing your business and that direct mail is important because it's a way to grow/scale efficiently because 'deals' are hard to find via MLS.I think you can use the dual approach strat when doing your direct mail.

I'm not sure if Iowa is similar to agency laws with dual agency.