They usually say what there's a waiting list for available funds also.

Have had quite a few clients use their 1031 exchange funds for a single purchase or multiple purchases (like you're planning).We coordinated same-day closings for financing on the multiple-purchase scenario, but I'm not entirely sure if that is a necessity.

Darrell,Usually when properties sit on the market it's because the property is either overpriced or it's not in a desirable area, were buyers want to buy.

Funds from HELOC on another investment property Lessons learned?

The tenant claims he's under financial stress due to being out of work after an injury and is struggling to get the funds together for the funeral services.

I want to have the funds available to deploy when I find a deal.  

She has a dozen or so properties in her personal name and said when they went to court the lawyer knew that , knew she didn’t have mortgages, the amount she had in her 401k and even mutual funds.

Are these insurance company funds? 

Because tenants tend to be really stable, they are easy to manage though so they can still make sense for someone looking to park money into real estate with the least amount of hassle (property funds itself, tenants pay off mortgage over time but little to no cash flow).  

I can recommend @Zach Smith at Cetan Funds for hard money and @Melissa Hartvigsen on the agent side (she has a lot of Beaverton experience).