Just like in any other profession, there are good real estate agents ... and there are, unfortunately, subpar real estate agents. But how do you know if you've got a dreamboat or a dud handling your real estate transaction?

Buying a home is always an anxiety-ridden process, and that goes triple for anyone who’s embarking on homeownership for the very first time. There’s so much to do and so much you don’t know that “overwhelming” hardly seems like an appropriate description of how it feels.