A good agent can help you find a home that meets your needs, negotiate on your behalf, supervise property inspections, and coordinate the closing.
Agents are familiar with the mortgage process.
A good agent can help save you thousands of dollars. States issue two kinds of real estate licenses. There's a salesperson's license, and there's a broker's license. If your real estate agent is not also the broker, then he or she will be supervised by a broker. Some states require agents to disclose all possible agency relationships before they enter into a residential real estate transaction.