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Why Use a Real Estate Agent When Buying a Los Angeles Home
If you are selling a Los Angeles home,  you will be using just one real estate agent because you will sign an exclusive listing agreement with that agent which means, yes, that you work exclusively with that agent.  The work involved in selling a Los Angeles home warrants  that kind of loyalty, and you as a seller will be paying commission to that agent and the co-broker who brings the buyer.  Makes sense, right!
Now, if you are buying a Los Angeles home, or renting a Los Angeles home why would you not use an agent exclusively?  There is something called a Buyer Representation Agreement which some agents ask the buyer to sign before working with them, but since they are not really enforceable many of us work on trust.

Many Los Angeles home buyers and renters do not fully understand the role of the real estate agent in the transaction.
Who pays the realtor's fee?
An agent does not get paid until a deal is consummated, on the listing side or on the buying side.  And, as a buyer, you don't pay the agent, the seller or landlord does.
Why should I use one agent?  Won't I get more choice if I use several?
No.  Every agent has access to the same ... more

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