Work with an agent of your own choosing.
Let's face it. I've dealt with buyers who decide to work with the listing agent. You must remember this, the listing agent is working for the seller. Anything you say or disclose that could possibly advantage the seller the listing agent is obliged to pass onto the seller.
How often is there information of the type that would be disadvantageous for the buyer? Why chance it? That's why there are Sellers' (listing) agents and Buyers' agents. Each has a responsibility specific to either the homeowner trying to selling their home at the highest price the market will bear or the buyer looking to buy the best possible home at the lowest possible price. Do you detect some potential for conflict?
A parallel to this reasoning is this; would you hire the prosecuting attorney to defend you in your trial? I don't think so. But how often will a buyer go straight to the listing agent. If you do choose an agent other than the one listing the home for sale, just make sure you do your homework. A poor performing buyer's agent is just as bad as no agent at all. Just something to think about.
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