Services and responsibilities
What will the agent and brokerage do? What remains your responsibility?
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Understand the relationship
before committing.
A written agreement should make services, responsibilities, duration, scope, and compensation clear. If it does not, the cost may appear later as restricted choices, unexpected obligations, repeated work, or delay.
What does it cost when you discover the question you should have asked after the agreement is signed?
The language can be unfamiliar because most buyers do not use it often. Prepare the questions first, then use the actual agreement and locally qualified advice for answers that depend on state law or contract language.
Scope and exclusivity
Which properties, locations, time periods, and activities does the agreement cover?
Compensation
How is compensation structured, what is negotiable, and what could you owe under the agreement?
Duration and termination
When does the agreement expire, how can it change or end, and what obligations may continue?
Additional expertise
When might an attorney, lender, inspector, appraiser, title professional, accountant, insurer, or other specialist be needed?
Real estate laws, forms, agency relationships, closing procedures, attorney involvement, disclosure requirements, and available service models vary by state. Verify local requirements before acting. Property Wise provides education and decision support, not legal, financial, appraisal, inspection, tax, insurance, or jurisdiction-specific licensed real estate advice.