Buying FSBO income property

[Carlos Gamero]

I would be a first-time buyer of income property that I would finance through a bank. A duplex or a quadplex. Sometimes I run into properties that are listed by their owners on Craigslist or Zillow. Can I or should I hire an agent to help me navigate through the process and make sure everything's done by the book? The commission for that agent would typically be a fixed % of the sales price? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated, too. Thank you.