Sometimes I forget to state the obvious...

I just had a Buyer I'd been working with for 3 months (?) ask me how does she pay me?  How do I get paid?  I thought because she was a professional lady in the business world that she already knew that the sales commissions are paid to the agents by the Builder or the Seller.  The Buyer just needs to get the monies together to buy the property.  That's it.  We work with a Buyer, do a lot of foot work in hopes that at one time it will pay off.  Little do some know, we work for them for free. (to them anyway).