That’s spot on. I’ve seen buyers knock $500 off just by saying they’re shopping around. Sometimes I wonder, though—do folks ever get tripped up by pus...

Honestly, I once had an underwriter question a $50 check from my grandma—she even wrote “for cookies” in the memo line. That turned into three emails ...

Man, I get where you’re coming from. Had a bank escrow once drag out a closing so long the buyer’s agent started calling me daily just to vent. But ye...

I get where you’re coming from. The sticker shock on legal fees is real, but I’ve learned the hard way that skipping it can cost a whole lot more. Yea...

I’ve watched buyers with 800+ credit scores still get caught up in the weeds over tiny transactions. Had a couple last year—rock-solid credit, big dow...

Sometimes I wonder if the “just having a third party involved gets creditors to budge” thing is a bit overblown. I’ve been through a couple of rough p...