I have learned that it is best to seperate the segments of the transaction. The LO takes their part, you take your part. It's OK if they have questions for you but I have shifted the questions where they need to be.

Why recommend a LO if you have to do all the hand holding?  If they complain about the paperwork requests I tell them it's necessary & let's man up about this. You have to provide what the lender asks for period.

Selina Woody - for my buyers, I have to stay on top of it!

I let them do their job and I do mine - if we need to get information we do it

I stay on top of lenders and my clients. At the end of the day, it's up to me to make sure the transaction gets to the closing table.

It is very important to recommend skilled and trusted mortgage loan officers.

As a buyer's agent: you need to be on them every few days for a status.  More if they don't have their stuff together, less if they do.  The closer you get to closing, you need to be riding them like you're an old time cowboy fleeing a pack of savage outlaws!  I wouldn't trust BofA AT ALL to close on time and I'd be on them a second skin every second of every day.  Hell, I'd permanently stay in the underwritter's office and go all "Gunnery Sgt. Hartman" on them!!

As a listing agent: Get regular updates from the buyer's agent and call the LO if needed.

We have different jobs and each need to do our own, until either of us need to get information for the other

Hire the best and let them do what they do.

 I only step in when there's a communication issue. I never micro-manage another professional nor my professional team.

It depends on who the lender is.  I do check back periodically.

What "your clients" are you referring?  Are the "your clients" the seller or the buyer?  It's not about thinking you should be involved, it's a fact.  I have no idea what you are saying in your last sentence.  It makes no sense to me at all.

A good LO does his job. I just make sure buyers provide all the information as requested.

Just make sure everyone is on schedule to get their part done.

At least as much as you have to be to make sure the contract deadlines get met.

I may keep a close eye on a newer lender to make sure everything is ok.  My expenience lenders not a t all.

You must assume nothing when in a buying or selling process. I want to be in the loop at all times until closed...

Selina Woody I think it is more of working with the client to comply with lender requests in a timely manner. Sometimes it does take a call to the lender to keep them on track.

We do get involved to make sure that the deadlines cited in the contract are met without a breach.

Lyn Sims naled this one. No more to offer!

If you want it done and on time, get involved!

I always have said let the LO do their job and I will do my job.

Communication is key.  

Communicating with the lender to insure all is well.

I stay involved as much as I need to be to make it happen!  Some lenders are amazing and little is required of me to create a good flow, and then others need constant pushes. Every transaction is different.

Lyn Sims nailed this one!