At the end , they don't care as they negotiate down with the seller. 

Hey DeAndre, Were you able to get this taken care of?

In today’s world, you can never be too careful, unfortunately!

- Loan to value (LTV): 80%: Why does the seller care what the LTV is as long as he nets what's expected from the purchase price - Earnest money held by seller's recommended property management company: Do not let the sellers PMC hold your EMD even if the company has a licensed broker.

I am not sure if anyone ever cared to pull together the data but I am quite confident in saying a study that compared licensed to unlicensed contractors would tell the story of unlicensed contractors seeking greater deposits in relation to total project costs than those with all proper licenses.

I picked J&G because they were humble and actually cared about me.

No loans.In a country with few social safety nets for immigrants, especially for the Chinese, Abu used her fierce negotiation skills and supernatural intuitive business sense to live a very comfortable life and take care of her family.

Them move on to an agent listing.BE CAREFUL! 

She was overwhelmed and needed help, so we stepped in to take care of everything for her.What made this deal different was the level of support we provided.

Your new build may be in good condition, but a lot of tax sale properties are not in the best condition (people who can't/don't pay their taxes also often can't/don't take care of the property).