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Knowledge not Name Brand is the powerful tool!
Relocating to a new city?  New State?  When relocating, it's important that you find a compentent, reliable, knowledgable real estate agent and brokerage to help.  It's a major decision on where you'd like to live, which schools your kids attend, shopping, etc.  I suggest that when you know that you'll be moving start doing your homework.  Have relatives that live in the new city, ask questions of them?  What about your work place, when you interview for the job, make trips for training, ask questions of them, ask your boss.  Ask them to refer you to a great real estate agent or just ask what neighborhoods they recommend.  Make a list of your criteria, what's important to you?  After you have compiled both lists, start calling brokerages (you can do a yellow page search online), when you call ask the receptionist to recommend 2 or 3, believe me if anyone knows the agents its the office staff.  See which agents call you back right away, ask them hard questions, see if after you tell them what criteria you'd like if they make any suggestions that match the neighborhood suggestions from your list.  Are they rushing the phone conversation, in a hurry to hang ... more

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