Should I get a buyer's agent?

[Jack Cramer]

Hi, I am recently looking into buying real estate and am wondering if anyone has an opinion on if I should get a buyer's agent [LINK REMOVED] to work for me. I don't know much about the paperwork but I am good at home judgment. Anyways, Just looking for advice. Thanks

[Marcus LaGrone]

Jack,
You definitely want an agent, but you are not necessarily looking for just a buyer's agent. You are looking for an agent that can contribute to and increase your knowledge of a particular sub market.

You also want an agent that is investment savvy enough to learn your strategies and duplicate them so you don’t have to work as hard. Lazy agents will throw 30 houses at you and ask which one you want. The type of agent that you can’t live without will find 30 houses, evaluate all 30 according to your criteria, and hand you a list of five houses that fall in line with your goals. These agents come few and far between, but when you find them they become your biggest asset.
So yes….get an agent, but understand that you may have to go through 5 of them before you find one that really understands their role.