How to find a "good" RE agent?

[Joe Turner]

My wife and I are looking for our first home. I contacted a real estate agent through Zillow, who started sending me some MLS properties. She suggested we look at another foreclosed town home. On Sunday, I met a real estate agent who showed the foreclosure, listed for $89k.

After gushing about her credentials (she is on the state board), she mentioned that she's received 3 calls about the property so far and that there is a lot of interest.

After looking around, when I was leaving, she casually suggested that I offer $100k. I thanked her for her time and left.

After looking around I figured out that the agent's broker is the listing agent. Conveniently, the MLS links she has been sending me don't list the listing broker.

When I emailed her to ask, she just sent me a doc that covers agency relationships. She never disclosed the relationship, only left me to discover it. I'm put off by the first contact. Two other RE agents never called me back.

Can anyone spoon feed me some tips on finding, interviewing, and selecting an ethical real estate professional?