A lot of home buyers don't give an awful lot of thought to the agent they choose to help them buy a house. Perhaps it's because there often isn't a single moment of "hiring" the agent. Maybe it's because of the confusion and concern about committing to a buyer's agent must mean you'd have to agree to pay them directly. Whatever the reason is, many people just sort of bounce around to open houses, or go see houses with any old agent they come across, or go directly to the listing agent. Don't do any of that.