Being a 10th generation Norwalker, I have noticed there are too many out of town agents working here in Norwalk. Do they truly know your neighborhood as well as you do? Where I grew up in Norwalk, my back door neighbor went to school system A. My next door neighbor went to school system B (with me), and my across the street neighbor went to school system A, his next door neighbor went to school system B (with me). Only a local would know that. School systems and these little variations effect the value of your home. I could go on and on for days about this, the bottom line is: When it comes to your home, and possibly your LARGEST investment, do you want an expert who specializes in your area? Or a guy that "covers" your area? It's your hundreds of thousands of dollars, now that you have that information the decision is up to you.