moooooooooooooooooring all =)
deb > there's no harm in getting an agent to look, but don't depend on them entirely. My wife used to be an agent, so she told me that they don't like cases where there is a buyer agent as well, cos they get less commission. Furthermore, if there is only one agent (seller agent), you can try to slash the commission to 0.5%. You can just look from the papers and websites. I found mine on propertyguru.com.sg, before the newspaper ad ran, so i got to see the house first before any other agents, and put in the first offer.
my unit is around 30 years old. its a 5 room point block.