How To {Not} Get Screwed by Your Real Estate Agent: Protecting Yourself From Your Real Estate Agent

Real Estate Agents have a crappy reputation for a reason: They've sure as hell earned it. I know, I am one. If you haven't personally had a bad experience in real estate, you probably know someone who has: a family member, a co-worker -they're not hard to find. So what do you do when you want to buy or sell a home & don't want to be taken advantage of? How can you protect yourself, your wallet & your best interest? What should you know in order to stack the deck in your favor when dealing w...