Am i expected to only use one real estate agent?

[Trevor Muska]

I am new to real estate and have started contacting agents. What are the rules on using agents? Am I expected to only use one agent? Is it against any rules to use multiple agents? Maybe its not illegal, but is it immoral to use multiple agents?

[Max Gradowitz]

It's totally ok to switch anytime granted you don't sign some sort of exclusive agreement (and you never have to!).  But keep in mind that agents are salespeople, so they will hound you if you start using them and then fly off the radar.  Be upfront and honest about it to avoid that.  You won't hurt their feelings.

Also, finding a random agent on Zillow, especially if you need an investor-friendly agent, is probably the worst way of finding an agent.  Agents pay to show up on Zillow listings, and it's (in my experience) usually brand new inexperienced agents that don't have a stream of clients so they pay Zillow for leads.... Not what you want for investment purchases in my opinion.