Any good agent should be willing to go through as many houses as it takes for you to find a new home.
You driving around and looking on your own doesn't hurt at all. In fact, you will shorten the list by doing so since curb appeal means so much to your gut feeling about a place.
You can also look if the place has a fence and yard for the kids, well-tended houses surrounding it, too much traffic, airplanes overhead, etc.
In fact, you and the kids should just get in the car and drive around areas that you like and see what you come across. If you see something you like, write down the information and look it up yourself or ask your agent to.
I bet you end up finding something that way! You will find the house that is meant to be. My H and I stumbled across our home (12+ years) on the way back from looking at houses with our realtor. We had her swing by a new place and ended up buying it the next morning!
Don't fret! Don't worry. Just remember, you have to live there. Not your agent.
And posting places for us to look at too has been kind of fun!
Happy hunting!
totite
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