We were buying our first home. We knew the decision mattered, but we did not yet know enough about the process or the value of homes to push back properly.
The agent edged us up three times against another buyer we could not see. There was no useful context, no calm explanation of the value and no way to tell where the pressure ended and the sales act began.
The worst part was not the money. It was being made to feel like the least informed people in the room, then being asked to trust the person who benefited from our confusion.