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Originally posted by TheSmutPeddlerDOTcom
Usually when a house is listed for sale the realtor has it in like lockdown for a certain period of time, and during that period of time if the house sells then you pay the commission. The best thing to do would be find out when the owner kills the "contract" with the realtor and go from there. 
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Yeah.. what he said. Usually the standard period of listing is 6 months. If you know someone in the real estate biz, tell them to get you their copy of the MLS (Multiple Listings). This is basically a giant book of property both commercial and residential that agents use (If the are affiliated with MLS) to find their clients homes. It is a smorgasboard of listings from all agents and brokers involved in MLS and this book also contains the listing's expiration dates.
You might be able to even find one online for your area if you look around.