Hi Sherie,

As Myke notes, it will all come down to the terms of the contract between the rental agency and the owners. If you've been in the property more than a couple years, then there may be no provision for a commission. Ask them what there contact says. Either they'll tell you or they won't. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Good Luck, Mark

I have no idea what the price range of the home is that you are living in. It may be that the rental agency's contract covers this situation, and the owner might very well owe them the commission regardless of what you do at this point. This gets very "sticky"--procuring cause is taken very seriously by the emerald coast board of realtors. Your friend could find themselves in difficulty if they try to take the sale away on a property that you have already made an offer with. Essentially, you have already used the services of a realtor to make the original offer on this property, and that realtor has a good reason to believe that they have earned the commission if you indeed eventually purchase the property.