Todd H. wrote:
Ding ding ding ding! Thank you for catching up with the discussion.
Yes, this is my point.

Catch up? Excuse me? Again, this is exactly what you posted:

"Hoewver, by signing this agreement, the realtor if
they found out you ultimatley bought the place, could come back to the
owner and demand commission because the place ultimately sold to
someone who originally came in under their listing agreement. "


If the realtor is entitled to a commission, the realtor can demand
commission with or without the buyer signing a disclosure document.
The owing of the commission or the right of the realtor to collect it
is not changed by the disclosure document. But the above is worded to
say that the right of the agent to commission does depend on the
disclosure document.



But that could also be established with witnesses, phone records, a
sign in sheet from an open house, etc.

Not nearly as well as a signed disclosure document as something
compelling to an arbitrator or civil jury than a signed document
should the Realtor go after the seller claiming a commission is due.

According to you. But in reality, a sign in sheet at an open house
where the seller signed their name and phone number would work just
fine to establish that the seller was brought there by the efforts of
the agent. In fact, a sign in sheet may even be better. At an
arbitration or hearing, the agent could then produce the prospects that
signed in that day immediately before and immediately after on the sign
in sheet. That would clearly establish when and where the signature
was made. A disclosure document with only one signature can be
signed any time.



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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/