Good thing about delayed financing is there is "No Title Seasoning" so no 6 months wait to pull cash out.

What’s the best way to pull my money out of them ?

So, should I continue to save and build up more capital to put down on a more expensive property, find something for less than 4-500, or pull some equity out of my primary and look for something with a higher entry price?

Have an agent pull comps for you to determine this.Refinancing means extra closing costs and you will have a seasoning period.

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They need to speak with a lender who can pull their current entitlement charged for the current loan, and then they need to tell the lender what County they want to buy in and how much of a home and downpayment they plan to purchase.  

That's big because you will be looking to refi and pull some of that equity out.

I am not sure if a HELOC would do any good with rates being so high, it could also pull your DTI up too much, but it might be worth looking at.

You gonna let him lose $100k and you walk away or you pulling $50k out of your pocket?

Wow, was that a loaded question,  I have done just this to help the owner pull the trigger if the owner is a little bit low on funds for the labor end of the project.