What does a real estate professional actually do when an estate attorney is already running the probate process?

Most families assume the estate attorney handles everything in a probate sale. The attorney handles the legal process. The real estate professional handles the property. Those are two different jobs, and confusing them is where costly delays actually start. A clear plan requires both working in the same direction at the same time. When I step into a probate sale in Denver, the attorney has already established the legal framework. My job is to make sure the property side of that framework doesn't slow anything down. That means accurate pricing before the court sets expectations, property condition assessments that feed into practical decisions about whether an as-is sale or minimal prep makes more financial sense, and steady communication so the attorney isn't chasing down information they needed last week. The most respectful thing I can do for a family in this process is give the attorney clean, reliable information and stay out of their lane. The choices a family makes about an inherited property should come from clear information, not from pressure or gaps in communication. The attorney protects the estate legally. I protect it practically. Neither of us does the other's job well, and the families who move through this process with the least friction are the ones whose team understood that from the start. If you are currently in a Denver probate where the property has been sitting while the legal process moves forward, what specific piece of information has been the hardest to get a straight answer on?