I would like to buy it w/o an agent in hopes that the seller's agent will drop his/her commission by at least 2%.

It makes an already good buyers market even better, and you'll find some very aggressive agents that may get creative with their commissions just to get a deal during this slow time.

The realtor can buy property reducing the amount paid by her commission of 3% and the mortgage broker can get qualified.

. - realtor commissions, attorney & closing costs.

are ALL the utilities in place and is the local planning commission happy with all thats been done there?

The thing there is that the buying agent wasn't making much on commissions because we were looking at low price ranges for houses.

I'm a former agent myself and if it were me as long as I got paid 2 to 3% commission from the buyer I wouldn't have a problem.

But here's my problem: If I drop that much to just try and get a sale, I'd prefer not to use a realtor because commission charges arent factored in to that cost; thus, my exposure is limited and its harder to find buyers.

I figure being an agent firstly would help with connections with all aspects of rehabbing (Not having to pay commission for I will be the lister and the buyer in most cases), possibly pick up distressed property's a little faster, etc.2.

Most will "withdraw" the listing which doesn’t eliminate a commission earned if the seller sells you the property.That doesn’t mean that you cannot buy the house, it just means that the Broker has a right to collect a commission assuming they used an Exclusive Authorization and Right to Sell from the seller.There are basically 3 types of listing agreements two of which give the seller the ability to sell themselves without obligation to pay a commission...