The Heart as Center of Physical Activity. Heart denotes to both ancient and modern peoples the beating chest organ protected by the rib cage. Ancient people, however, understood the heart's physical function differently than moderns.
You cannot be your own agent or represent yourself and get paid or save the commission. Now, you can represent yourself and they seller may agree to lower their asking price by the same amount as the buyer's agent's commission and just pay the seller's commission.If they say six months and don't offer anything else up front-that's a red flag) We always like to give the option to the buyer, because ultimately we have the obligation to live up to your expectations-so it can be 3 days or 3 months, it's up to YOU.
The advantage of not using a broker is that you can pay less and the agent won't have to split the commission, giving them an incentive to push for your bid. If you tell an agent that you're 'self-representing' and then just so you can get the commission-yeesh.es, I am attorney with no separate broker's license (see my prio post; no separate license required for an attorney). I have co-brokered 2 houses (both my own primary residences approx 13 years apart) and took a 3% fee each time. The remaining 3% went to the seller's agent.