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Agreed on keeping flood and energy separate, although one coordinator can still be valuable if responsibility is explicit. I’d send the same short request to every provider: itemised scope, who performs each task, when the report arrives, how corrections are handled, and whether support ends at...

First separate the assessment from the transaction support. An energy assessor should have a clearly defined inspection and report; negotiation, document chasing and completion support are additional services, not something to assume from the label. Ask each provider for the deliverables, total...

Closing exposed how much coordination happens after an offer is accepted. My main concern during the final week was simply working out who owned the next task. The Manila country-home purchase is now complete, following several unsuccessful offers and a document stage that took more time than...