Using your own agent is vital when searching for an investment. In many countries this means that you must pay more for the representation. In Ontario it is free. The developer pays me to represent you. This may sound crazy, but, they can’t sell all the units on their own. They rely on the support and sales from agents. I have a fiduciary duty to represent you in your best interest. With 15 years’ experience in the field working directly for developers, I have the knowledge to insert certain clauses, and I will explain the agreement of purchase and sale to you in a way that you will understand it. Some people think that by going direct to a developer that this will save them money. The opposite is true, they will not run the risk of under cutting the realtor public and being black listed. You will be represented (for lack of better words) by the developers agent, that’s right, the person who is employed by the developer, their job is to get rid of the hard to sell units and maintain the best deal for the developer