If I found a rural property on zillow I'd like to tour/potentially buy as a future primary home should I just reach out to the selling realtor directly or is there a better way to approach? I'm not in a hurry to move so if it isn't perfect I'd likely wait up to a few more years so don't necessarily want to get a buyer realtor's hopes up/waste their time.

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I researched realtors in the area and picked my own agent. Glad I did because the listing agent was a whack-o. Getting their time wasted is part of the job.

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I’d look using the listing broker. If you end up making an offer you could theoretically save some money, since seller might pay lower commission due to a single realtor’s involvement.

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Sure contact their realtor. Maybe they can become your realtor too

What's the point of looking at a property if you are not going to buy for a few years. You can always drive to the area to get a feel.

We'd move this summer and work mostly remotely if we buy it. If it doesn't work out we'd keep looking casually but no urgency to move.

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