If you're not out to screw the realtor, then explain this:

Does signing this mean , I cannot make a direct deal with the owner now?
(minus the agent)


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.


The only way the realtor is entitled to and can demand a commission is
if they are rightfully owed one per the listing agreement. Stating
that the governing factor is whether the prospective buyer signed a
disclosure document is advice for someone who is dishonest and out to
scam the broker by trying to lie about when and how they were
introduced to the property.