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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
In the legal sense, an agent is someone who represents you in a transaction for a fee. For almost every house listed for sale, there is an agent who represents the seller and is paid a commission, or fee, to find a buyer. You can find an agent who will claim to represent you as a buyer, but, if they do not charge you a fee, they are really representing the seller and being paid a commission by the seller. Every licensed agent must have a fiduciary relationship with both buyer and seller, but that is not the same as being a buyer's agent. I don't think you will find a real buyer's agent in The Villages. It would require that you create a unique contract and pay a fee for specific services, that would be separate from the sales commission in the listing contract.
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Thank you for explaining this. I sold my house last month in the villages and my sales person did nothing. The buyers person did almost nothing. They represent the villages and selling clients services such as insurance, banking and their list of vested contractors. Additionally they do not review the closing process because they lack the knowledge. My advice would be to get an agent outside of the villages.