From: "Cody" 
Newsgroups: alt.invest.real-estate
Subject: Re: If a real estate agent can find profitable properties for you, why can't he/she just buy them and make profit for him/herself?
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 23:07:15 GMT





"Baird Spalding"  wrote in message
news:gDiQa.6262$R8.1948@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com...
>
> On 13-Jul-2003, GJG@SteelVest.com (SteelVest) wrote:
>
> > do you disclose/WARN your clients/customers that you are in
> > competition with them and/or that you may buy ahead of them (a really
> > good deal) and/or you didn't like the deals you are showing them
>
> It hasn't happened but once where I was interested in the same condo as
> someone I was showing it to. It was in pre-foreclosure so I told her if
she
> doesn't take it I might. I got the feeling she thought it was a ploy to
get
> her to buy the place. Is it better not to tell them?
>
I won't tell. Once i'm sure she doesn't take it, i negociate an offer for
myself.