Seller vs Buyer Agent

[Nathan Frey]

I’m looking to sell out of my current primary residence to upsize and relocate. I’ve never purchased while having to sell at the same time, so I’m wondering whether having a single agent for buying & listing is a good approach or whether having separate agents is better. 

I imagine having the same agent for both could give me some bargaining power to rescue commission %-wise across both transactions, but at the end of the day commissions are only a portion of a transaction.

I’m looking for feedback from both agents and buyers/sellers.

Thank you for your help!