[quote=patb]i think buyers agents are there to work on your emotions.
Sure if you don’t know a neighborhood they help but
if you do know it, the buyers agent only gets paid if you buy so they seek to work your emotions[/quote]
I don’t think that’s true. Houses aren’t like used cars – people can’t be talked into buying a house they don’t want. Any reasonably intelligent person can see manipulation a mile away. The buyer’s agent is there to let them into houses, do the paperwork for offers, and give advice when asked. As a buyer, I turned my back on any realtor who tried to do more, or give me any kind of pitch, but luckily there weren’t many of them.