At the risk of being chided on this sub, I wrote a book about exactly this subject & helping people protect themselves from unscrupulous agents. I will put a link here in this post, but if you like, you can PM me your email address (and preferred e-reader) & I will send you the book for free with no strings attached. It's really important to find a good agent & unfortunately, most people learn that too late & the hard way. The book I'm referencing: Amazon
Mods, if this is out of line, let me know & I'll remove the link.
Are you just plagiarizing this book?
Wife and I are interested in buying our first house and I just finished it two days ago. I thought I read this same thing in there. I flipped through and saw you completely ripped this right off of page 31...
At the risk of sounding spammy, I'll say the same thing I told this guy here: http://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/2ux8xz/questions_for_re_agent_interview_selecting_the/
I reccomend this book to all my clients & it has a ton of info on how to find a good agent (whether buying or selling) as well as questions to ask, things to watch out for & how to spot the bad apples: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LKVIJM4
I recco this book to all my clients, buyers & sellers, as it has the questions to ask an agent, what to look out for & how to protect yourself from an unethical agent: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LKVIJM4