If you attend an open house without an agent can you retain your own agent later if you decide to buy the house? Depends. Many listing agents will balk at sharing a commission if they feel they "sold" you on the house. Better to have your agent first.   What do you do if two of your buyers like the same house? If that ever happens (and it has not), we would discuss it with both buyers to see if there was any way they would be comfortable going forward and then if not, refer the last of the buyers to sign up with us to an excellent agent who works mainly with buyers (who was not with the listing company).       How do you get good deals for your clients?  We always say that being a listing agent is like an arranged marriage (you have to take what you get), but being a buyer's agent is like going to Match.com. We find only the best homes for our clients and then we put together an offer with terms that you need and that a seller will want to accept. Each deal takes careful thought and crafting. Do you have a good question? Send it to us and we'll send you a Dunkin'Donuts gift card.