Look for agents who have a market presence in your neighborhood. Look for an agent with expertise in your neighborhood for your type of home. If you know an agent, or one of your friends raved about theirs you should think about contacting them first. Check out advertisements. In the homes section of the newspaper, agents will advertise their listings and sometimes the homes they've sold.
Busy agents are good agents.
You can also look on our web site for agents in your area. A list of agents will show up. There's even a link there to tell you what all the letters after an agents name mean. I don't know any agents. Boutique companies often have a stronger market presence in their niche than larger companies with more agents.