Am I bound to this realtor

[drewlash]

What is the name of your state? Florida

I was looking at houses with a realtor and found several that interested me. I was split between making an offer on a foreclosure house and a short sale house. Last Saturday I decided to drive by these houses again on my own time without the realtor and saw a For Sale By Owner house. I decided to check it out and called the owner. After walking through the house I knew that this was a good house for me. On Sunday I came back, still without the realtor, to take a closer look at the house and decided I wanted to make an offer.

Since I am a first time home buyer the whole process is a little intimidating to me. I asked a few people I knew how to handle it and most thought I should try to go through my realtor. I talked to him and at first I thought I would be able to pay him a fee basis for the paperwork. As we were writing up the offer he would not change his commission amount. He refused to take anything less than 3% commission. By this point I wanted to go through with the offer and see if the owners would accept. I also had to sign a Transaction Broker Notice which states that he will act more as a mediator for this sale and not be working on my behalf. I also signed the FAR "As Is" Contract for Sale and Purchase.

After making the offer, I knew it was a mistake. The owners were upset at how the realtor handled it and do not want to pay the realtor commissions. On Wednesday I made an offer on the foreclosure but the bank rejected it and accepted a different offer that was made. Now I am stuck and really want to make another offer on the FSBO house but the owners will not deal with that realtor.

If I make an offer directly to the owners, will the realtor be able to sue me or come after me at all? Am I at all bound to this realtor? I only signed the "As Is" Contract for Sale and Purchase forms, the Transaction Broker Notice, and the Homeowner's disclosure.

I appreciate any and all feedback!

Thanks,
AndrewWhat is the name of your state?

[tranquility]

It depends upon the exact agreement with the agent, but almost assuredly.

[drewlash]

What agreement with the agent? I never signed an agreement with him. I only signed the offer to purchase the house and the transaction broker notice. I do not see anywhere in there that is binding me to this realtor for anything other than that one specific offer, which is now void and no longer valid.

Thanks,
Andrew

[msiron]

A SELLER pays the brokers commission not the buyer.