A real estate agent that is duty bound to help you buy the home of your choice. Not a real estate associate that is duty bound by law to try and sell you their owner client's home.

A real estate agent that will be duty bound to help you buy the home you choose at the lowest price possible. Not a real estate associate who will  be duty bound to try and sell you his client's home at their asking price.

A real estate agent you can trust to be on your side and who is duty bound to keep your discussions confidential. Not a real estate associate with whom you cannot openly discuss your needs and qualifications because anything you tell them they are duty bound to tell their seller client.

A real estate agent you know is always on your side, and is duty bound to look out for your best interest when "push comes to shove". Not a real estate associate that if "push comes to shove" during your attempts to buy a home would be duty bound to take the sellers side!

A real estate agent that would be duty bound to call you first and give you first choice. Not a real estate associate who when locating a home that has the features you told them you wanted and that has just been listed at a fantastically low price, will be duty bound to call their buyer clients first, and give them the first opportunity to buy, and will call you only if their clients don't buy it?