I tried this when purchasing my last house. I offered a pretty hefty hourly fee, knowing full well there's no way the hourly fees would approach 3% of the trans

I tried this when purchasing my last house. I offered a pretty hefty hourly fee, knowing full well there's no way the hourly fees would approach 3% of the transaction. IIRC the response was essentially that they are prohibited from doing so by their Realtor organization (?). This was in Georgia.