Choosing the right Realtor

[Dave Madoch]

I am just starting out and I am torn on what is the best way to choose a realtor. Of course to make things difficult my own sister is a realtor but she is not familiar in the areas I want to buy. I have one realtor sending me MLS emails right now. Is it normal to go through realtors until you find one that will actually do work for you looking for deals rather than just setting me up with MLS emails and waiting for my call? I have purchased 2 properties in the past and I did all the work finding properties which I expect is the case most of the times.

thank you