Goonz

First off let me say i have been a fairly long time stalker as i have been doing my background research on buying in France for about 6 months and having finally found somewhere i feel at home with in these wonderful forums i am ready to come out of the shadows. My question is simple, and i hop enot too controversial. Narrrowed my search down to half a dozen properties and now planning a couple of days of visitation to eliminate the dead wood and progress towards something more formal. Several of the houses i have found are advertised on different websites at different prices as well as private sale at a reduced price. Having requested lost of details over the months and garnered a considerable collection of particulars, should i feel compelled to go and find the original specifications from one of the agents or just deal direct with the vendor? The commissions involved as an 'introductory fee' seem high for what amounts to a cut and paste exercise from one site to the next, doubly so when the vendors did most of the original preparation. And whilst i have no issue with rewarding soembody for a job well done, i do have with money for old rope.....the horns of my ethical dilema. Comments please. PS I am not as evil as this all makes me sound, more confused as the the niceties