@Patrice Boenzi, I have not signed a buyer agency agreement with anyone. I am looking for housing for myself, but will also be looking for investments.
When I was first looking at moving to the area my employer set me up to look around just to get to know the area with one agent but they just picked at random: I rode around with him and had one phone conversation maybe six months ago.
I got a very high referral from a friend who is very connected to the area, and this is the agent I have corresponded most with (couple phone calls, 4-6 emails all within the last month or so).
The third agent emailed me when I was looking at properties on my own online and in order to see a particular property I had to enter my email. She offered in her email to set up notifications by my search criteria so I clarified the search criteria and she asked if I had an agreement with anyone--so I thought I'd better get some education on the etiquette before going any further.
At this point I think I'd like to work with the 2nd agent (the one my friend referred me to).
