Best Realtor Near Me: How to Find the Right Local Agent in 2026

Last month, a buyer in Scottsdale called me crying. She’d signed with the first agent who answered her Zillow inquiry — a guy with 47 five-star reviews and a slick headshot. Three months in, she was still under contract on a house with a cracked foundation, no contingencies, and a lender she’d never met. The […]