Don't get cute and short cut any of the waiting periods - if you do, you may have to go back and start over.

That's not a good sign.I disagree that there's no short cut.

Many shortcuts are taken for them to move the volume of inventory that they do each year.

There is no shortcut.

when I took short cuts early in my career (ohhh the 20's), I was dealt some harsh lessons.

From there, research the general structure of a “business plan” and apply your new found knowledge to populating the template you select.There are no secrets or shortcuts, just due diligence, knowledge and the energy and initiative to apply them.

• If $500 or $1,000 EMD is collected, is escrow always "opened", or is there some sort of short-cut process for holding the funds, given the uncertainty of the transaction closing.

Those have always been entertaining to me too.Why do people always think there is a shortcut to success, good credit, etc.?

I don’t really think there are many shortcuts anymore because people are overloaded by information and only pay attention to what they are specifically searching for.

There is really no shortcut here.