How to Choose a Real Estate Agent When You’re Ready to Buy Selecting a real estate agent is a bit like interviewing for a job; but there's an important difference. Instead of hoping to make a great impression with the interviewer, you hold all the cards, and it is you that a smart agent will want to impress. Look for someone who is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, experienced, and energetic. Perhaps the most important trait is the ability to listen, coupled with in-depth knowledge of the local real estate market, whether it's the urban landscape, or a more rural setting such…