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How do you know if you’ve found the right agent or lender?\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe most important characteristic that you should be looking for in your agent is someone who is going to take the time to really educate you on the choices available to you and your ability to buy in today’s market.\r\n\r\nAs Dave Ramsey, the financial guru, advises:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“When getting help with money, whether it’s insurance, real estate or investments, you should always look for someone with the heart of a teacher, not the heart of a salesman.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Cstrong>Do your research.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Ask your friends and family for recommendations of professionals whom they have used in the past and have had good experiences with.\r\n\r\nLook for members of your team who will be honest and trustworthy; after all, you will be trusting them with helping you make one of the biggest financial decisions of your life.\r\n\r\nWhether this is your first or fifth time buying a home, you want to make sure that you have an agent who is going to have the tough conversations with you, not just the easy ones. If your offer isn’t accepted by the seller, or they think that there may be something wrong with the home that you’ve fallen in love with, you would rather know what they think than make a costly mistake.\r\n\r\nAccording to a \u003Cem>Consumer Housing Trends Study\u003C\u002Fem>, millennials have already started to prefer a more hands-on approach to their real estate experience:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“While older generations rely on real estate agents for information and expertise, millennials expect real estate agents to become trusted advisers and strategic partners.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nLook for someone to invest in your family’s future with you. 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