I got the following from a big real estate franchise company website - it suggests that you should find an agent by looking for someone with a lot of signs in the area in which you want to buy:
DO NOT DO THAT
"3. If you've already determined where you'd like to live, drive through neighborhoods in the area and survey them for REALTOR® yard signs. Seeing the same name pop up on signs time after time may indicate that the agent is a specialist in the area. If you're thinking about selling, monitor the signs in your own neighborhood."
That company is suggesting that a buyer should use an agent that already has an obligation to the seller to try and get the seller their list price. The suggestion that you use the seller's agent is deceptive and intentionally so.
Don't use the seller's agent and don't use the seller's company. Find your own agent. Consider at least 3 agents and compare their buyer agent contracts. If they say they don't have a contract - be concerned. Say 'next'.
Paul Howard, Broker/Owner
NJHomeBuyer.com Realty
Cherry Hill NJ
856-488-8444
Paul@SouthJerseyHomes.com
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