Technically yes, and for most buyers we'd steer you away from it. In a state like California, a buyer who walks in unrepresented often ends up with the listing agent handling both sides of the deal. The one licensed professional in the room is then contractually working for the seller. You're writing the offers, reading the disclosures, and carrying the liability, with no licensed, insured agent absorbing part of that risk for you. There's a narrow exception: an experienced investor who has done many deals and knows the contracts and disclosures cold can write directly with the listing agent's help. That's real, and it's rare, and it's a very different situation from a typical buyer trying to save on commission. On that last point, remember that agent compensation is negotiable. The better move is usually to negotiate what you pay your own agent rather than going unrepresented to avoid it. The protection, the paperwork, and having someone whose job is your interests generally outweigh whatever you'd hope to shave off by going it alone.