so my real estate agent pissed me off...

[teamdonkey]

for the second time. At this point i'm not sure why i'm allowing her to make 5 grand off of the purchase of our home. It's still under construction and won't be done for a few weeks, so nothing is final yet. Last week another agent offered to try and get a better deal for me + pay for the appraisal costs (about $400 i think), but i said no because i'd feel guilty after our present agent spent some time helping us find the right place. After today i could care less.

I'm wondering, if i switch agents, can i negotiate with them for a part of the 3% buying agent's fee? Like tell the guy i'll switch to him if he gives a quarter of that back to me or something.

I'm also wondering if I need a real estate agent at all. Maybe work directly with the company building/selling the place and drop that 3% off the purchase price.

This will be my first house and I'm still not sure about a lot of the ins and outs, would appreciate any advice.