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Strongly disagreed. Unless you regularly buy and sell houses, when it comes to buying a house, you are out of your depth. You need the help of a professional, and you want one who is looking out for your interests.

I admit finding a real estate agent who you can trust is not easy. I don't know how to do it, other than from who you know. I was lucky, and ours was a friend of my wife's family.




Just find one who has been working through a few downturns. Hot markets spawn real estate agents like locust, but downturns burn out all but the best.




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