Disclose what is going on and have them all make their best offer.

Write the offers, remain neutral, and disclose to everyone.

REPRESENT BOTH

Good morning Becky. Good problem to have, but would need to hand one off.

I will write both offers and let the buyers know what is going on. 

I write them both...I disclose to the 2nd buyer that I have written an offe for another client.  Then is they still want me to write for them, I do and then contact the 1 st offer to see if they want to stand hard or make a change.

I write both offer and DISCLOSE that I have made an offer for another party.   Offers can very greatly and not necessarily the price.

I do both...I like the challenges and the pay-off. So will they too

That is a major conflict of interest regardless of how you play it.  Just the fact that you have to keep "secrets" means that you are really representing neither of them.

Refer it out.

Eve

I'd write offers for both buyers and I'd give advice as I normally do.  I'd disclose the fact that I'm writing an offer on the same property for another buyer and that I won't tell anyone's secrets to the other.

I'd let each offer stand on it's own merit. 

I would refer one, I thinks it's pretty difficult to be impartial representing both buyers for the same home.

I once had two best friends that wanted the same house, and both wanted to use me.  Talk about NUTS.  

I would refer one of the buyers to another agent in my office.  It would be difficult to provide them both advice and guidance knowing each others position.  

I'd probably start by calling the listing agent and asking them what they are saying no to first.  

Who knows, they may have 3 offers on the table and it might be time to ask them what buys it.

Keep them both if you can.  We'll make more houses.

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY :)

Probably better to get one to pick another realtor to avoid conflict of interest.

You would probably need to inform all parties and make sure they are okay with it, your broker as well.

I'm not referring one of them.  They have different finances, goals and expectations.  May the best person win.

I would represent both.  Our buyers rep agreement advises them of this possibility.

Becky LaMont that happened to me once. However, one buyer was too low in what he wanted to offer - so it was more like a no-brainer. It worked for the other buyer and he was happy.

Becky - I don't think it would be fair to write offers for both clients, so I would probably have to pass off one to someone else in my office, perhaps both depending on the clients (and just get a referral fee). I wouldn't want anyone to think that I am choosing one over the other.

I would always refer our one or even both.  No way would I write both. You can't fairly represent both buyers with offers on the same house any more than you can a buyer and seller on the same house.  So while it may be legal, it just isn't in my wheel house.

Oh that is a difficult situation. I would have to tell both that I couldn't write both offers and most likely refer out the business that was the newest.

I would still work with both of them, give them the facts and let them decide on how they were going to offer.

You cant win as 1 will be upset no matter what. You have to abide by the law in your state. 

I think you should represent one buyer for the same property as it gets complicated and you are bound to make a mistake somewhere ?

Becky LaMont Interested in making an offer is not an offer. First in, first out.

I have a partner on my team, I'd put one with her so each party is talking to a different person.

If they each want to make different offers, i would represent both in most cases, but in other cases I might ask my broker to assign another agent in office to submit offer for 2nd buyer.