john wrote:
: Is there a specific , legal way to try to contact the seller of a house
: directly and bypassing the realtor? can i just look his number up in the
: phone book and call him? is that ok to do?

I got my house when the other interested buyer contacted the seller
directly. The seller was suspicious and felt that this person was
trying to take advantage of their inexperience without their realtor
there to protect them, and the realtor was ****ed because they had
tried to go behind her back. So they sold the house to me even though
my offer was slightly less, because they didn't want to deal with the
other guy.

Just once experience, your milage may vary.

--- Chip