Most deals break in the gap between two people.
The agent writes the offer. The lender funds it. If those two have never spoken, the seams show up exactly when they cost the most.
An offer written without regard to the financing — a closing date the loan cannot meet, a seller credit structured in a way the lender will not allow, an appraisal contingency waived on a property that will not appraise. All of it is preventable, and all of it is common.
When one person holds both licenses, the offer is written knowing what the loan can do, and the loan is built around the offer you actually need to win. Fewer handoffs. Nothing lost between two inboxes.
Prefer to keep your own agent? Perfectly fine — Sree works alongside outside agents constantly. This is an option, not a requirement.