Offers from the buyer’s own agent

How an agent from another firm makes an offer for their buyer on one of your listings, from your website, and what happens next.

An agent from another firm can make an offer for their buyer on one of your listings, straight from your website.

  1. 1

    They click Make an offer and choose I’m the buyer’s agent.

  2. 2

    Step 1 of 2: Your details — name, phone, firm and license number.

    It shows "License number verified" when the number matches the MLS roster. The email is the one they signed in with.

  3. 3

    Step 2 of 2: The offer — offer price and financing, then Submit offer.

#What happens

  • The offer is created at Created and marked Our listing · buyer has their own agent.
  • The outside agent gets "Your offer on [address] has been received" with a link to their own page for the offer.
  • You get an in-app notification "New offer from an outside agent" and an email.
  • The buyer’s name and email are not asked for, and the buyer is never emailed.
If the home is not your listing

The agent sees "This listing is with another agent" with the listing agent’s details and the public remarks, and you are told someone was interested.

From here the offer follows the rules in When the buyer has their own agent.

Last updated 12 November 2026