One benefit that comes to mind is realizing how effective a 14 minute presentation would be partnering with the realtor on our team.  It helps to understand the whole process and why it's so important for a buyer to meet and get pre qualified by a mortgage lender BEFORE they start shopping for a home.  I consider myself the buyer's mortgage GPS becuase they can't reach their destination if they don't know their starting point.  There are products I can discuss based on the realtor's hunt for the right home such as 203K renovation, etc.  It show cases our expertise but also helps trigger ideas about the diversity of what we do.