They do work and are not silent partners but they need to be guided through the process. 

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Your lawyer at closing should be guiding you through this. 

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@Kent Leach It's what I'm struggling with the most, I know I need to be a valuable team member and right now I'm learning all I can so I can be as valuable as possible to any team. 

Many have already commented on control, and diversity, but flexibility is very valuable in my opinion too. 

I'm so very  grateful for the blessing she has been, guiding me well! 

I'm based out of the Chicago market (a newbie) and am trying to get some help in narrowing down neighborhoods to focus on, whether that be within the city limits or the surrounding suburbs.What tools are typical in guiding your decisions to focus from broad areas of search to down to smaller neighborhoods of focus?

I'm based out of the Chicago market (a newbie) and am trying to get some help in narrowing down neighborhoods to focus on, whether that be within the city limits or the surrounding suburbs.What tools are typical in guiding your decisions to focus from broad areas of search to down to smaller neighborhoods of focus?