My agent gave me 3 hours education even before we start talking about business. During bad times, housing price in good location will drop too, but not sharp drop and stays flat before it goes back, and bounces quickly once the market is getting better, while that in bad location will drop sharply and stay low for quite a long time before the next curve starts. A good agent should be able to give you a good evaluation of the house instead of pushing you. Buying house is a big investment, you have to think about the resale value of your house too. Do most people like the structure of house, the location. If not, when you want to sell it, it is gonna be hard.
The above is just a small part of the education my agent gives us, hopefully it is helpful. We had several agents before, he is the first and the only one gives us those advices which totally changed our opion in house hunting.
The above is just a small part of the education my agent gives us, hopefully it is helpful. We had several agents before, he is the first and the only one gives us those advices which totally changed our opion in house hunting.