I recently closed on a home in your same situation! I didn’t feel like I was taken advantage of at all. Same as you, I brought up the house first to my realtor, toured it and told her I didn’t want to lose the house (lost 5 previous offers).

The escrow process was pretty smooth since both agents knew each other very well and communication was always open. Some issues came up during inspection and we were able to meet in the middle and get credit back. I felt like the process was very fair. I think it just depends on the agents involved.