On one of my closing statements the title company wanted to charge $2000 in settlement/closing fee, $500 for lender's title policy, and $180 per endorsement.

Depending on when it was sold, you can either endorse it on the back or execute an assignment via any form you find on the Internet. 

It gives me writers cramp . ( funny how endorsing checks doesnt ) .

I therefore do not endorse or recommend against investing in the Inland Empire. 

The seller needs to endorse it in writing(eMail)…..

Either way, it's a simple endorsement to change the name of the insured.

No additional endorsements will be given other than the 100 & 116 ------------------------------------------After my questioning this I got this response:-------------------------------------------First America as our underwriter has indicated to us that CLTA coverage is the available coverage on hard money loans.

Brandon & Tyler, Most of my flipping clients use a program where the Builders Risk piece is an endorsement to a standard policy, making it possible to go month to month & give the lender an annual policy.The program may not have all of the coverage a standard Builders risk has, such as coverage for building materials in transit, but it fits most single family flips.If you go with a traditional Builders Risk, most policies are non-refundable;  the insurance term is "Fully Earned". 

The condo was advertised by HUD as IN (insured) and as "203k eligible".I won the bid, and now I have trouble finding a reliable lender who would originate an FHA loan.Every mortgage broker I spoke with so far told me that I cannot get an FHA loan because the condo is located in an HOA who is not FHA approved.However, I called the HUD directly and they emailed me info where it is explained exactly how one could do a loan in a condominium project that is not FHA approved.Here is a straight quote from their email""To be eligible for FHA insurance a condominium project must meet all condominium requirements and be approved by FHA or an unconditionally approved Direct Endorsement lender, as outlined in Mortgagee Letter (ML) 11-22, ML 12-18, ML 15-27 and ML 16-15.FHA case numbers cannot be requested unless the project is approved.

Now since I haven’t personally used them I can’t endorse.