I’ve heard it many times: “I’m just going to contact the listing agent as I’ll get a better deal on price” and/or “I’ll have a better chance at winning a bidding war when they double-end the transaction.” Is that really the case though? It’s possible, yes, but oftentimes it’s not likely. At the very least, it’s more work for you to manually search listings and to book your own showings with different agents or hope to attend... [read more]