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Dan hit the nail on the head.
Most real estate agents sell very few homes in a year. Look up the numbers for your market, but I bet the average is less than 10. There is a small core that are really moving properties.
Also, for those that are, the small commission from a life sale is not likely to interest them compared to the commissions from a home sale.
Finally, regardless of whether they are moving a lot of homes or a few, they aren't going to want you anywhere near the buyer until after the sale closes and is funded. At which point, you may as well just get the transactions from the newspaper or the county office that records transactions in your state.
Most real estate agents sell very few homes in a year. Look up the numbers for your market, but I bet the average is less than 10. There is a small core that are really moving properties.
Also, for those that are, the small commission from a life sale is not likely to interest them compared to the commissions from a home sale.
Finally, regardless of whether they are moving a lot of homes or a few, they aren't going to want you anywhere near the buyer until after the sale closes and is funded. At which point, you may as well just get the transactions from the newspaper or the county office that records transactions in your state.