Finding the right agent to help you sell your home (or to help you buy one, in the case of a buyer's agent) is everything. These transactions are complicated, and if you're like most home buyers, all your assets are on the line. But all agents vary in terms of commitment, attitude and knowledge.

Before you get started, it's important to understand exactly what (or who) you're shopping for.

If you are buying a house instead of selling a house, you really don't need an agent, let alone to find a good Pleasanton California real estate agent.

But for many savvy home buyers, the only purpose an agent serves is to get the buyer past the guard at a gated community, or to unlock the key to the seller's empty house from the lock box on the front door.

There are probably few things in life that are as exciting -- or as nerve-racking -- as the search for a house, especially finding a piece of Central Coast California real estate.

All the good emotions and the bad emotions seem to converge when the house hunting begins. Don't worry, this is a normal reaction, and is found in seasoned home buyers also those first-time buyers.

Before I go into helping you to find your dream Dublin California real estate house, there's some common home buyers mistakes I want to address. Don't always think that if you are buying a house you can be protected by just using a "Buyer's Agent", or a mortgage broker who will "find them the best mortgage". It's totally wrong. Both the seller's and buyer's agents will benefit from more commissions off a higher selling price of the house either way.