To them, I'm sure I'm some fat cat investor--not just someone else holding a mortgage, trying to do better than watching my retirement IRA dwindle away.  

Gene

,As @Gene Hacker said, I don't have a crystal ball.

Thanks, Gene  

Thanks, Gene 

@Gene Livingston @Robert MelcherI absolutely love the Rich Dad Poor Dad series.  

You're going to spend about $4,000 in appraisal, title, escrow, lender, due diligence inspection for yourself, bla bla bla, fees, that you will never get back, as well as the big fat giant $7.50 per $1000 purchase price transfer tax.With that in mind, go spend a few hundred to talk to a lawyer that knows this stuff well.

Thanks again, Gene

Hey everyone,I'm not a big blogger or poster mainly just lurk, but I wanted to share my story for anyone who is interested. I have been out of the real estate game for a while "claiming I was too busy" and found Bigge...

Here is what I can tell you:I will call a title company at 4:53 PM on a weekday, expect them to pick up the phone, and confirm within 2 minutes that they have a notary that can sign someone at 10 AM the next day.If they do not meet my expectations, that is a big fat negative mark in my book.When they do meet my expectations, as they typically do if it's a local branch with folks I've worked with before, it's a neutral mark in my book.Your market may be different, I don't know, but that should give you an idea for what someone in RE professionally expects from any decent title company.