The Inspection Period Playbook: What Agents and TCs Handle Separately

The inspection period is the single most consequential stretch of any transaction. It's where deals get saved, killed, or quietly sabotaged by poor coordination — usually in a seven-to-fourteen-day window that feels about half as long as it actually is. It's also where the agent-TC relationship either clicks or falls apart. The agent owns strategy, relationships, and judgment. The TC owns logistics, documentation, and deadlines. Here's the playbook — who does what, in what order, and where the handoffs live so nothing falls through the cracks.