Question for realtors (broker, home, contractors)

[orangetravelerJP]

If I have already talked with a realtor from a company, is it ok to contact another agent out of the same office?

[CATXTransplant]

All agents are independent contractors. It's a good idea to speak with a few before you start an exclusive relationship.

[RandyAH]

Depends.....Need more info...

[orangetravelerJP]

I'm not sure what sort of additional info you need but see if this helps: We are thinking of selling and had one person come over to look at our place and run some numbers for us. We liked that person, but thought it might be helpful to talk with another agent who specializes more in our area of town. The next two agents that I considered are all out of the same branch/office of the national company that the first agent is associated with. We haven't signed a contract (in fact, we haven't even decided that we are going to sell and the first realtor was aware of that).

[orangetravelerJP]

If I do contact another agent out of the same office, do I need to let them know that I've already talked with the first agent? I didn't know if that's something that they need to know before they come talk with me??

[ROY DUBOSE]

don't know if you got your mind at rest with this question -- but here goes -- as stated above, each realtor is an independent contractor and work under a designated broker/office so you could get three different agents but the same broker -- from your description, you have been interviewing listing agents -- you have no commitment to any one until you sign a listing agreement -- whether or not you tell the next "applicant" for the job of selling your home is up to you -- a good agent will ask during the "listing appointment" -- interesting that you'd be talking to only one brokerage and different agents within that office -- care to share back why you haven't interviewed other brokerages?