I have been in the game for the last decade.
My family have been in the game for the last century.
I am a fourth-generation Realtor.

The above-referenced info is accurate.

If I were buying outside of CA, I would never go without a buyer’s agent.

I might lose a few bidding war situations but I would know I had someone looking out for me.

Not everybody is the same, but having an informed advocate is really important to me.