It's also easy to forget that first-time buyers won't have any sense for what's normal, expected, or required during the process. Obviously, you can research th

It's also easy to forget that first-time buyers won't have any sense for what's normal, expected, or required during the process. Obviously, you can research this yourself, but 1) there's no substitute for experience; and 2) you're paying a professional because they already know this stuff and you presumably have other things to do.