Is it legal for a realtor to wholesale/ assign a contract?

Is it legal for a realtor to wholesale/ assign a contract?

Gardena, CA · Member since 2019 · 7 posts · 0 votes

Is it legal for a realtor to wholesale/ a sign a contract? Thanks

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Real Estate Broker · Coppell, TX · Member since 2011 · 5k+ posts · 4k+ votes
4y

#1 Response is talk to your broker.

There is/can be some trouble there.....you should be a fiduciary to your client and that means putting their interest above your own.

If you have a buyer at $100,000 for the property, why did you not sell it for $100,000, vs putting it under contract for $60,000 and making the difference and looking out for the clients best interest.....that's the rub.

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  • Real Estate Broker · Coppell, TX · Member since 2011 · 5k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    4y

    #1 Response is talk to your broker.

    There is/can be some trouble there.....you should be a fiduciary to your client and that means putting their interest above your own.

    If you have a buyer at $100,000 for the property, why did you not sell it for $100,000, vs putting it under contract for $60,000 and making the difference and looking out for the clients best interest.....that's the rub.

  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2021 · 9k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    4y

    Not if you disclose that you are not looking out for their best interest and not representing them. I can't speak for anyone outside of Texas

  • Rental Property Investor · USA · Member since 2022 · 32 posts · 25 votes
    4y

    disclose that you have a license, purchase through an LLC. In your contract as the buyer write ______LLC and/or assignee. Make it known you are an investor throughout the transaction!

  • Peter TverdovBusiness Member
    Developer · New Brunswick, NJ · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    4y

    No chance. As a realtor you have a fiduciary duty to your client. Wholesalers are basically the total opposite of that. 

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