No. The prevailing etiquette in the market today is that listing brokers expect that buyers’ brokers handle all communication and scheduling and attend all appointments for private showings. Accordingly, if you want to work with Digs, it is important that you reach out to us as early as possible to commence the working relationship. Typical protocol is that you would send us a listing with a request for a private showing with several days and times that you are available and Digs will arrange and accompany you on the appointment.  If you find Digs after having reached out directly to the listing broker, in most cases, Digs will still be able to step in and represent you (with the exception of (1) new construction – see this FAQ, and (2) some sales listings with non-REBNY brokers – see this FAQ), so it never hurts to reach out to see if we can still provide our services and offer you our commission rebate.