Don't be silly... it's a business transaction and it's a JOB for those agents. You can't expect them to always act on your best interest... everyone is selfish to a certain point. Obviously some are more professional than others, but you can't really enter a transaction thinking the agent is your "friend". That's why i would NEVER deal with my friends/ relatives on these things...
Sigh....... I think it's very difficult for professionals to treat their client/patient/customer like "friend". Such as, doctors "shouldn't" treat their patients as friends, lawyers shouldn't treat their clients as friends, .... and so on. Once they treat them as friends, their advice might not be as objective and appropriate as a professional should give. But of course as a professional, they should provide sincere and knowledgeable advice and service at all times, before, during and after sales.
New agent may not have good property for sell to begin with. So it makes the new agent even harder to come up with good sales as the beginner.
correct me if i'm wrong.