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We are looking to buy an apartment in the Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn, Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights vicinity – not so interested in all the new condos. So far we’ve been hopping around to a lot of open houses and making isolated appointments without having an official realtor. My question is two fold. One, what are the advantages of committing to a realtor rather than continuing looking on our own (I doubt that establishing a relationship with a realtor is going to cut down on my obsessive internet searching)? And two, can anyone recommend a realtor that knows the above areas mentioned above who is reasonably straightforward?
Any leads would help….