You
may want to find a real estate agent, or broker, to help you in
either buying or selling a house. If you are a potential buyer,
you can work with any number of brokers.
If you are a seller, you generally will responsible
for paying the broker's commission, and generally list with only
one broker. Although as seller you list with one broker you'll
want to make sure the terms of your listing allow other brokers
to show the house to potential buyers.
In such a case, the commission is shared (often
split) between the listing and selling brokers. If you are buying
a house, you should be aware that the brokers (even "your
broker") are almost always acting in the interests of the
seller. Sometimes you may even be asked to sign a document indicating
this.
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