EM in the form of a check MUST be deposited within a certain amount of business days.. it can't be held un cashed.. so that is a non issue and your paranoia on that issue is un founded.As to Escrow  in So Cal its customary to have separate escrow and title companies.. in Nor cal for instance and Oregon and Washington Title and escrow is all under one roof.So its common for brokerages to own these.. they must make a disclosure that they own them. and many times in these type of instances the Seller will dictate who they want to work with.. you could of course have an attorney represent you in this transaction and interact  with the escrow company if your that worried.Liz Pendance on the condo makes bank loan not feasible until that's cleared .. so unless your paying cash its a non starter anyway... this is one thing that condo associations and those that own condo's really miss the ball on .. they think they will just sue.. but in essence they cook their own goose as their property becomes illiquid ...

The negotiator typically has about 15 business days to review the file.

However when you purchase at the auction they will issue it to you after the ten business day waiting period without having to actually go through the eviction process.

Except as otherwise required by law, all notices under this Commercial Lease from Landlord to Tenant shall be mailed by first class U.S. mail, postage pre-paid, to Tenant’s last known address, or e-mailed to the e-mail address provided by Tenant in the Terms and Conditions and shall be conclusively presumed to have been received by Tenant three (3) business days after mailing or emailing.

Have you tried writing in the note that it's time sensitive and you need it in 2 business days?

Agreement states 10 business days for requests and resolve. 

If you need cash.... forget it, it will take my bank a business day (or a lot of escalation) for anything over $5000 cash.

We only have to wait to close until rehab is complete or 30 days has passed on title.Our strengths are for buy and hold, 30 year term, aggressive rates, speed of closing(20 business days), only 30 days seasoning on title, no sourcing or seasoning on funds for closing, 75% LTV on purchase or refi, close under personal or business for title, and blanket loans for 3-9 properties per loan (helps clean up borrowers bureau as we do not report to credit/ raises LTV, consolidates payments).

It has been 8 (business days) since the sale and 6 days since the filing of the motion to approve the sale.

500+ deals in 4 years you would need to be doing closings ever 2 or 3 business days.