I'm looking forward to connecting with you.Chris and Marc, thanks for the responses.

It's funny though if you read a lot of responses throughout random forum chains that people seem to for some reason have emotional attachment, based on their responses.

Thanks for the response, @Antoine Martel.

I gave her an opportunity, heard no response so I cancelled it.

This response is a little late, but if f you are still interested.

Thank you both for your responses!

Pro's:- you know what you want, what to ask, where you want to buy,  and the average buyer agents who are not pro Airbnb specialists just do not know how or what to ask as good as you do, they can sometimes get in the way, I get it- you could potentially negotiate a reduction in sales price based upon the amount of the buyer agent commission, - the listing agent could work harder to put the transacation together because they are hogging the entire commission, - seller agents know the motivations of the sellers and you may be more successful uncovering motivation, or seller structuring it to work for both sides more effectively than buyer agent- the closest distance between two points is a straight line, we usually get better results dealing direct as experienced buyers, unless you have a superstar buyer agentCon's: - the listing agent commitment and fiduciary responsibility started with the seller, will they now all of sudden become truly nuetral as transaction broker?

I gave her an opportunity, heard no response so I cancelled it.

The purpose of the security deposit is accountability.  

@Joel OwensThank you for the response and all that information.To give you a general overview.