There are good literary agents out there, then there are bad literary agents out there. Sydney T. Cat happens to be one of the bad ones. He also happens to be a cat. No, really, a cat, like the kind that goes "meow, meow" and chases mice. Check out Sydney’s blog for a bit of fun.
So you wrote a book, be it fiction or non-fiction, and now are looking for a literary agent; but you want to find one in Albany. Getting an agent to help sell your book is a wise idea.