Put in an offer and the commercial real estate agent is slow to respond, repercussions of getting another agent?
So I met with this agent twice for spaces in one building and found a space that I liked. I let him know the same day after the second meeting and asked to put in an offer. No response for 4 days. I asked if there was any update and then he asked me for my financials to put in the offer. Two days later he tells me that he has put in the offer and will update me. It has been 3 days now and no updates. Previously I was able to receive responses to other space offers in literally hours from different agents. I've had to ask him 3-4 times for updates so far since he won't respond to emails unless I email him twice in a row (after waiting 2-3+ days between responses). This is getting ridiculous and is costing me time that could be spent opening my business. I see him updating his other listings all the time so he clearly isn't busy.

My question is, would there be any repercussions if I just went ahead and asked another listing agent from a different company to show me the listing and then have them put in the offer for me? I never signed anything with the current agent. Would I have to pay the broker's fee twice if this is the case? Any suggestions on what my next steps should be?
[{"id": "dvuroh8", "text": "Is he the landlords leasing agent or your tenant rep agent? Commercial is a lot slower in general than residential, and depending on the space you need, if they need to demise it, ect ect. \n\n", "replies": [{"id": "dvusyqd", "text": "He's a leasing agent but I don't think the building is an exclusive since I see it being listed from another company.", "replies": [{"id": "dvv1ee1", "text": "You should look for a tenant rep. Sometimes landlord reps would rather work with a tenant rep over working directly with the tenant which can slow down negotiations, especially if there is another group looking at the same space. There's no reason not to have someone help with your side of the negotiations and the cost is free to you.\n\nWhich market are you in? PM me if you would like help being pointed in the right direction.", "replies": [{"id": "dvvcns9", "text": "I feel like that's the opposite since they will have to split the fee if they work with my agent. Do you know any commercial realtors in NYC?", "replies": [{"id": "dvwpjwg", "text": "I work for a company that has offices across the country. I'm happy to put you in touch with one of the brokers up there. If you want me to, send me a PM with some more information about your requirement.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "dvvfig9", "text": "It is probably a break down in expectations. Office leases are negotiated out about 6 months before you move in. Depending on the SF you need, it takes that long to build out your TI's and work out all the kinks. \n\nHow much SF do you need? You may just take executive offices, such as Regus, or something like WeWork if you need space now. \n\nUsually a tenant rep broker will meet, go over expectations, see your financials, figure out how much space you even need, what kind of requirements you have in terms of parking, employees, security ect. \n\nYou may have an inexperienced broker, which would be fine, since you yourself seem inexperienced. But yeah, tenant rep brokers get fucked a lot, since if you don't have an exclusive, there is not a lot they can do if you run with someone else. \n\nGood luck. \n\n", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dvvac7k", "text": "fuck him...i'd call his boss and write an email saying the horrible job that agent did...make clear you've cut ties with him for this reason, and find someone else", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dvvdpaq", "text": "If you put in an offer with that agent then he's going to get the commission on that listing if you rent that space within the next six months.  If you bring in another agent, that's the agent that will probably get screwed out of a commission.\n\nIf you really want to stick it to the first agent, then just withdraw the offer and go find a different space with a different agent.\n\nAlso, he might be waiting on the owner of the building and just following through with what he originally said about updating you when he'd heard something.  I know some agents hate wasting time to just call and say, \"hey no updates yet, so I'll update you when I hear something\" and then repeat everyday.\n\nThe agent is incentivized to close the deal to get paid so maybe just tell him you'd appreciate daily updates either way.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dvx90zz", "text": "Do you know if this agent is representing you or is this their listing you made an offer on?  That\u2019s vital info to how you handle the offer withdrawal or reassigning it to another agent.  ", "replies": [{"id": "dvxekfr", "text": "Basically I found the listing on craigslist and contacted the agent that posted it. So I guess this is their listing?", "replies": [{"id": "dvxkxxx", "text": "Yes it\u2019s their listing and you\u2019re clearly dealing with a shitty agent who\u2019s non responsive.  They probably didn\u2019t like your offer.  \n\nYou should be able to look for a tenant rep broker, but that won\u2019t help you at this property now because in all likelihood the listing agent won\u2019t recognize the new broker since the deal discussions began prior to engaging the tenant rep broker.  ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]