It's time to sell your house, and you need to find an agent. You remember Aunt Barbara is an agent, do you call her? Hiring family or friends, when embarking on a Real Estate transaction is a double edged sword. You want to help your person out, give them the business, but is it always the right thing to do for you? Relationship status is important, but you need to make sure your friend/family member has the right stuff to get the job done. The ability to asses your needs and then disassociate your relationship is important. You need honesty, along with skill, to help facilitate your real estate goals. Home buying or selling is a stressful time, a huge and expensive life decision sometimes deserves requiring having someone you don't have a personal relationship with. I pride myself in being able to take my fried hat off and become the professional you hired. If something goes awry in this stressful time, I promise that I can be objective, and not hold it against yo...