> way too many not so good agents This is exactly my experience. In shopping for my first house, I had a clear idea of what I wanted and a budget that matched

> way too many not so good agents This is exactly my experience. In shopping for my first house, I had a clear idea of what I wanted and a budget that matched that and the first four agents I worked with were nearly useless. (This was before web-MLS was a thing.) The fifth was a breath of fresh air and I would happily use them again.