Register before you tour a model home

Why this matters

New-home builders in Texas generally pay a buyer's agent only if that agent is registered on the buyer's first visit to the community. Sign in at the sales office alone and many builders will refuse to recognize an agent afterwards — for that community, often permanently.

That is a rule about the builder's commission, not about your price. Registering an agent does not raise what you pay, and the builder does not discount the home because you came alone.

So the only thing being decided when you walk in unrepresented is whether anyone is negotiating on your side of the table.

Your name *

Email address *

Mobile number *

Registrations are time-sensitive — a number means I can sort it before your visit rather than after. Used only to reply to you about this request. We do not send automated marketing texts to numbers given here — text alerts are a separate opt-in on the alerts page.

Which builder or community?

Have you already visited this builder?

Not yet Already have

Be honest here — if you have already been, there are sometimes still options, but I need to know before I approach them.

Do you have a home to sell first?

Yes No Not sure

Anything else? (optional)

Free, and it does not commit you to anything. Formal representation is a separate agreement we would sign before I show you anything.

John Robertson · TREC #706106
Brokerage: Ignite Realty

Don't walk into a model home unrepresented