As you search for homes and land for sale in Northern Virginia, keep in mind a buyer’s agent costs you nothing. 

The buyer’s agent’s commission is negotiated between the seller and the listing agent, and it is already built into the sale price of the property. If you choose not to hire a buyer’s agent, then the listing agent will take both sides of the commission. 

In this scenario, you will find yourself in a “dual agency” situation. Dual agency occurs when the seller’s agent represents the seller and the buyer in the same transaction, effectively becoming an “agent of none.”

In other words, the seller’s agent gets double commission, but you get ZERO representation. Not a great position to be in, huh? 

To make matters worse, there’s no avoiding that the listing agent has a preexisting relationship with the seller. So, even though a dual agent is supposed to treat both parties impartially, you have no way of knowing what the agent and seller are discussing “off the record.” Dual agency notwithstanding, the existing relationship could bias the agent in favor of the seller. 

In short, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by hiring a well-qualified buyer’s agent to help you with your land purchase. 

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