Before I became a Real Estate Salesperson, I tried to purchase my first home without using an agent.  Needless to say, it was time consuming and I was not successful.  I gave up my independent effort and thankfully signed up with an agent.  My agent was able to find me a property I liked within 2 weeks because there were information available to her that I did not have access to.   Buying, selling and renting property may be more stressful than n... Show more